So, the last month has been very busy with wrapping up my year 1 paperwork and doing a couple of presentations – alongside getting the logistics sorted for my research trip to South Australia. First was the Breaking Boundaries interdisciplinary humanities and social sciences post-graduate conference at my home institution, Cardiff University. I sent an… Continue reading Progression viva, conferences, plane tickets
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Celtic genes for Cornwall?
My Twitter and Facebook feeds have been awash with comment and reaction to the survey titled ‘The fine scale genetic structure of the population of the British population’ published in the journal Nature last week. The authors examined the DNA profiles of populations in different areas of the UK with a view to identifying historical migrations to… Continue reading Celtic genes for Cornwall?
Bound for South Australia!
So far I haven’t managed to write much about how I’m actually spending my time in this first year of my PhD. Rather predictably I’m doing a lot of reading, and from what other students have told me, a fair amount of writing for my first year. However in May, I’m bound for South Australia… Continue reading Bound for South Australia!