We’re stressed; things aren’t working out as planned. The idea of spending those few free hours of your time and energy volunteering for committees, events and activities seems silly. I’m going to convince you otherwise. Some vocab that you’ve probably heard of: “Social Responsibility” is an obligation to act for the benefit of society at … Continue reading PhD’s and Social Responsibility: Spreading the word – public outreach and green impact
Technology plays an integral role in almost every aspect of our lives and its capabilities are constantly developing. Technological advances in medicine in particular have had a huge impact. There is no doubt that the precision, accuracy, and efficiency of medical tasks has been vastly improved by implementing these technologies, but are there any risks to … Continue reading Researcher Spotlight: Ethan Du-Crow
Author: Hannah Long As part of my PhD at the University of Manchester, I have undertaken a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research of women’s experiences of having a false positive test result (a ‘false alarm’) in breast screening. These results occur when a woman’s routine screening exam comes back as inconclusive and she … Continue reading Women in the breast screening programme: active and empowered decision-makers or passive recipients of the service? Which is better?
Author: Nadine Mirza In today’s reality, with dementia being the UK's leading cause of death and no cure in sight, we make do with second best: be it informing ourselves, preventative measures (eat your greens, run that mile), disease management or therapy. But what if second best is not equally available to everyone? With high … Continue reading Whether dementia discriminates or not, addressing it definitely does
Author: Laura Hemming Here at the University of Manchester, we aim to ensure that our research in the faculty of biology, medicine and health is in line with our social responsibility priorities. This led me to develop a patient and public involvement group to assist with my PhD research into understanding prisoner suicide and aggression. … Continue reading “That’s when my mental health started to get cloudy”: Becoming an expert by experience
Author: Jo Sharpe It is hard to avoid the sensational headlines popping up here, there, and everywhere: “Blocking brain inflammation 'halts Alzheimer's disease'”, “The foods that might help with dementia”, and my personal favourites “Dementia: Drinking wine can cut risk of brain inflammation” and “Turmeric health benefits: Curry spice could hold key to combating Alzheimer’s”. … Continue reading Putting out the fire: Manchester leads the fight against neuroinflammation
Authors: By Mike Daniels and Katie Walwyn-Brown So your thesis either submitted (how good did that feel, right?) or almost done, the end of your PhD is in sight and the distant future is now not so distant. There is one more challenge to get through, your viva. The subject of academic myth and legend, … Continue reading Claiming Victory in your Viva
Author: Paul Humphreys Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide and although survival rates are increasing year after year, the majority of stroke survivors live with a major disability as a result of severe brain damage. Ischemic stroke is the most common form of stroke where a blockage, or occlusion, in a blood … Continue reading How can we limit the damage to the brain after a stroke?
Authors: Mike Daniels, Katie-Walwyn-Brown and Kirsty McIntyre This time 4 years ago we were enjoying what was billed to be our final summer, the last hurrah, the end of fun as we knew it. We were about to embark on our PhDs at the University of Manchester and were staring down the barrel of 4 … Continue reading 20 Tips from the PhD Time Machine
Welcome to sunny ol’ Manchester. There’s no better city to find yourself attached to for the foreseeable future. At least that’s how we feel here at the Hive. Since its inception, the Research Hive has come on leaps and bounds as the new home of the Doctoral Academy Blog. In that time, we’ve been building … Continue reading Editorial: Welcome to Manchester
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