Kaitlyn McCaw: My Research Story
Dr Teri: My Research Story
Throughout the month of June, we’re hosting a multidisciplinary celebration of postgraduate research at Queen’s, aiming to promote inclusivity and collaboration in the work of our researchers. Researchers at all stages, from all places are invited to join us for this Celebration of Research Culture. We’re asking some of our postgraduate research students to tell us a bit about their research and how they hope it will make an impact on the world around them.
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Throughout the month of June, we’re hosting a multidisciplinary celebration of postgraduate research at Queen’s, aiming to promote inclusivity and collaboration in the work of our researchers. Researchers at all stages, from all places are invited to join us for this Celebration of Research Culture. We’re asking some of our postgraduate research students to tell us a bit about their research and how they hope it will make an impact on the world around them.
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Postgraduate Community Assistant and Juris Doctor Kaitlyn McCaw gives her best gift ideas to help you give the perfect ‘pick me up’ to your friends and family.
I don’t know about you, but I just love giving gifts. Especially during a time as testing as the Covid-19 pandemic, it is nice to give the people we care about some ‘wee pick me ups’! I have compiled this list of ideas to give you inspiration.
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Community Assistant Katie Goldsmith who leads our Postgraduate Book Club tells us about its benefits, and reviews the latest book they have been reading…
Every Tuesday from 5pm – 6:30pm, the Postgraduate Book Club at QUB gets together (virtually for now) to discuss a book that we’ve all spent the past week reading. We’re all PG students from a wide variety of disciplines and even cultural backgrounds, and the virtual environment allows students to take part even if they are not physically in Belfast at the moment.
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Do you ever wonder how important sleep is for our mental health? Postgraduate Community Assistant, Daniel Magennis, reviews his favourite book, ‘Why We Sleep’ by Matthew Walker.
Sleep is one of the first things we sacrifice when assignments pile up or deadlines approach. Being reasonable people, however, we bargain with ourselves; once this (and that) is done, we will finally rest and catch up on missed sleep. Unfortunately, our time asleep is not a resource that can be managed in this way. As students we should be especially concerned with the damage caused by a lack of sleep. The damage is both mental and physical, short and long term.
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Post-Lockdown Itinerary – Where to go in Ireland
Dreaming of travel? Our Community Assistant, Kaitlyn, has your post-lockdown itinerary covered!
Hi everyone,
If this COVID lockdown has you feeling stuck – you’re not alone. As my desire to travel increases, I’ve started to plan some trip ideas for when the country reopens. Fortunately for us all, we have chosen to study in an absolutely gorgeous place. Ireland is home to so many wonderful towns, outdoor wonders and awesome eateries. When possible, I love to spend my weekends exploring new areas. I know its freezing, but the beaches here offer incredible surfing conditions – purchasing a winter wetsuit was the best decision I made. I recommend trying to find an activity that you love, then planning trips around that theme. Prior to the COVID restrictions, travelling around the country and finding new beach locations made my time here all the more memorable.
Hopefully the ideas listed below can offer you some post lockdown inspiration 🙂
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Postgraduate Community Assistant and MA student, Anna De Witt, has written about what to expect when starting to tackle your dissertation.
Knowing whether or not a taught post-graduate course (PGT) is for you can be difficult. There are a lot of things to consider from deciding which course and university to choose, to funding and finances. Something that isn’t always at the forefront of new and prospective student’s minds, however, are dissertations. Personally, it was one of the last things on my mind because there were so many other exciting things to think about when starting my course.
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What to expect as an International Student? Kaitlyn, Community Assistant and Juris Doctor from Australia, has written about all you need to know!
Hello International Students,
Moving to a new country can be daunting at any time! However, COVID has definitely produced new challenges for us to navigate. Hopefully, these ideas will help with your adjustment and also help you get the most out of living in beautiful Belfast.
Continue reading “International Students – Your Guide to Belfast”Hello International Students,
Moving to a new country can be daunting at any time! However, COVID has definitely produced new challenges for us to navigate. Hopefully, these ideas will help with your adjustment and also help you get the most out of living in beautiful Belfast.
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