Tag Archives: Research
The Demonisation of Average
I recently read this article from The Guardian, which talks about the culture of acceptance around poor mental health in academia. There’s a focus on PhD students here, but I think this could apply to all stages of the academic … Continue reading
Current Research: Benefits of Pokémon Go
Myself and Dr Catherine Flick are currently carrying out research into the mental health benefits of playing Pokémon Go! We’re interviewing players in the field, and also asking people to complete an online survey, which can be found at: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/PokemonMH … Continue reading
The Imposter!
A while ago I wrote about imposter syndrome. My main knowledge of his previously had come from blogs and other online commentators, all generally talking about imposterism in an informal and anecdotal way. Lately I’ve been looking into the academic … Continue reading
Accountability, Transparency and NVivo.
Just a brief disclaimer to start things off, I’m not involved with the company that makes NVivo in any way, I’ve not been paid by them or anything like that. I try to write about things related to my research … Continue reading
On Being “Academic”
This week I went on a training course about publishing research findings. Part of it was a discussion about changes in publishing leaning towards free access to journal articles. I’m all for freedom of information and allowing everyone access, I … Continue reading
A Theme Emerges: On Grounded Theory
One of the most often used approaches in qualitative social sciences is Grounded Theory. Created by Glaser and Strauss, Grounded Theory revolutionised the qualitative approach to research. By creating a structured framework and clear steps for progression of research, qualitative … Continue reading
Adventures in Social Science 