UK higher education

BANG- and the term is gone! The PhDiaries #4

Some realisations, rambles and advice I'd give myself if I was starting my PhD all over again

Dec 9, 2025 • Olive Higham

What is this tankard I see before me? The PhDiaries #3

Classes have started and maybe it's all a bit less scary than she'd thought!

Nov 4, 2025 • Olive Higham

The grandmother of Fresher's Week - The PhDiaries #2

She's nabbed her department desk and she's very happy about it

Oct 5, 2025 • Olive Higham

Everything I did before starting my medieval studies PhD

Preparing during the "in-between"

Sep 12, 2025 • Olive Higham

Undergraduates in the oubliette

Who does Durham Castle really belong to?

Aug 4, 2025 • Olive Higham

The death of UK Humanities PhD funding

a rant and a ramble about the future of the AHRC

Jun 27, 2025 • Olive Higham

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