It’s almost the start of another new academic year, and we are very much looking forward to welcoming our third cohort of doctoral candidates to … Read more
Tag: postgraduateresearch
Fieldwork in Sudan: air conditioners, electricity cuts and sustainable architecture
By Huda Elsherif, GCDC PhD student in the Kent School of Architecture and Planning Stepping out of the plane, I was greeted by the strong … Read more
Doing a PhD in the age of the coronavirus: The art of adaptation
By Michaela Lo, Global Challenges Doctoral Centre PhD student based in the School of Anthropology & Conservation My PhD journey began on a winter morning … Read more
Guyana Gold
Introduction Arriving in Guyana for the second time, I felt a new sense of excitement. Rather than studying urban bird communities in Georgetown (as I … Read more
December GCDC Hangout
The GCDC was delighted to welcome staff and students from across the University to its second GCDC Hangout on Thursday, 5 November, in the … Read more
Scholar Profile: Polina Bishenden
My name is Polina Bishenden, and I am a first year PhD student with the School of Politics and International Relations at Kent. Through my … Read more
GCDC Humanities Briefing Session
You are warmly invited to join Dr Beth Breeze, Director of the Global Challenges Doctoral Centre and Prof Gordana Fontana-Giusti, Associate Dean for Humanities (Graduate … Read more
2019 Induction: GCDC welcomes new cohort
The Global Challenges Doctoral Centre (GCDC) was delighted to welcome its 2019 cohort and their supervisors at an induction event in the Graduate School on … Read more
Scholar Profile: Conner Webb
What is the project? The project seeks to find a solution to disease outbreaks that cause significant economic damage to the aquaculture industry and interrupt … Read more
Scholar Profile: Laura Dyball
What is the project? This project aims to develop a new mammalian cell-based vaccine manufacturing platform which can be utilised by our partners in Southeast … Read more