#NewcastleUniversity

#Introduction
So here I am, someone who tried and failed Twitter numerous times, now attempting to get a handle on this I don't know if I'm on the right server, I guess time will tell!

I'm a #PhDStudent at #NewcastleUniversity using #animalBehaviour, #neuroscience, #physiology and #socialScience to improve #laboratory #animalWelfare (jeez that's a lotta hashtags!).

In my spare time I enjoy hunting, identifying, and sometimes even eating #fungi. I also like #photography and #baking vegan goodies

So here I am, not in Barcelona. On Thursday night I flew to the fine city of Newcastle upon Tyne to act as external examiner for a PhD candidate. Since I knew I would be arriving quite late I stayed in a hotel near Newcastle Airport. It was just as well I did so because, it being Ryanair, I arrived even later than expected. On Friday morning I took the Metro from the Airport to Haymarket and spent the morning in the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics at Newcastle University ahead of the viva voce examination.

The PhD candidate was Alex Gough (pictured right, after the examination, with supervisor Cora Uhlemann). Cora being German we were treated to the tradition of successful PhD candidates having to wear a elaborate hat, after the examination (fortunately not during it). Some champagne was consumed, followed by dinner at a nice Indian restaurant on Clayton Street.

For those of you not familiar with how the PhD system works in the UK, it involves doing research into a particular topic and then writing up what you’ve done in a thesis. The thesis is a substantial piece of work, often in the region of 100,000 words (200 pages or so), which is then assessed by two examiners (one internal to the university at which the research was done, and one external). They read copies of the thesis and then the candidate has to defend it in an oral examination, which was what happened on Friday, after which they make a recommendation to the university about whether the degree should be awarded.

There aren’t many rules for how a viva voce examination should be conducted or how long it should last, but the can be as short as, say, 2 hours and can be as long as 5 hours or more. The examiners usually ask a mixture of questions, some about the details of the work presented and some about the general background. The unpredictable content of a viva voce examination makes it very difficult to prepare for, and it can be difficult and stressful for the candidate (as well as just tiring, as it can drag on for a long time). However, call me old-fashioned but I think if you’re going to get to call youself Doctor of Philosophy you should expect to have to work for it. Some might disagree.

Obviously I can’t give details of what went on in the examination except that it was quite long primarily because the thesis was very interesting and gave us lots to discuss. At the end internal examiner Danielle Leonard and I agreed to recommend the award of a PhD. In Newcastle as in other UK universities, the examiners simply make a recommendation to a higher authority (e.g. Board of Graduate Studies) to formally award the degree, but they almost always endorse the recommendation. I’ve never been sure exactly when a successful candidate is allowed to call themselves “Doctor”, actually, but congratulations to Dr Gough!

Anyway, the celebratory dinner ended just after Women’s football match had finished at St James’ Park and the Metro was consequently crammed full, but I got back to the hotel at a reasonable hour for the second leg of my travels in not-Barcelona. Thank you to everyone in the group, especially Cora and Ian Moss, for being so friendly and making me feel so welcome during this brief visit.

Tomorrow I shall be heading to the part of not-Barcelona known as Oxford, where I believe there is a University of some sort, to give a lecture about which I’ll post more tomorrow.

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#AlexGough #NewcastleUniversity #PhD #vivaVoce #vivaVoceExamination

Vacancy #Jobs - #OpenResearch Officer (#ResearchData) #OpenScience

#NewcastleUniversity is currently recruiting for an Open Research Officer (Research Data) to join the Library Research Services team.

Details: https://jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastle-Open-Research-Officer-%28Research-Data%29/939835201/.

Closing date: 08 August 2023.

@toothFAIRy While I totally understand where you're coming from, and acknowledge that this is the reality for many PhD students, I'd like to offer my personal perspective as well, as a (minority) counter to this issue.

I did my PhD as a full-time Research Associate at #NewcastleUniversity therefore I was paid while doing my PhD. It was a fantastic experience, and I felt supported throughout.

However, I realise this isn't a route available to all.

#NewcastleUniversity #researchers used insights gained from the study of ultracold atomic #BoseEinsteincondensates to analyze the behavior of #fuzzydarkmatter, a new model for cosmological dark matter that has recently drawn the attention of #cosmologists.

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-cosmological-dark.html

Key diet change could prevent dementia

https://www.devonlive.com/news/health/key-diet-change-could-prevent-8248590

#Dementia #HealthyDiet #Diet #Nutrition #Food #Prevention #ExeterUniversity #Exeter #Devon #UK #NewcastleUniversity #Newcastle #Mediterranean

#Introduction
Made in Korea
PhD in #Wisconsin
Postdoc in Newcastle

I’m a geographer and #postdoc in #geography at #NewcastleUniversity. As an #ECR, I’m navigating the journey of #academia.

My research focuses on socio-spatial #inequalities to environmental risks and population vulnerability, using quantitative approaches and spatial analyses (#rspatial, #rstats)

I am also amateur photographer , ice cream lover, and foodie. I like walking and playing piano .

So anyway. Didn't really do a proper #introduction toot and my first post should have alt text on the images so. Hullo. I'm a senior lecturer in #computing at #newcastleuniversity and, when not hanging around there, I spend my time out #walking, failing to put in enough time practicing the #northumbrianpipes, indulging in #photography particularly of #landscapes in #northumberland, and not reading enough #books.

I'll likely be doing a few #photo posts and who knows what else besides.

Hi, #introduction I'm a #morethanhuman #geographer in #landscaperesearch at #NewcastleUniversity Currently working with #seascapestynetotees exploring coastal #foodscape and using this account for work related stuff

#Introduction time, here’s what I’ve got:

I’m a #population #geographer, which means a lot of #geography a lot of #demography and a lot of #spatial.

I’m currently based at #NewcastleUniversity in the North of England, but spend lots of time in the US, where I’m from.

I’m a big fan of #shoes and sometimes like to share photos of my #ShoesOfTheDay. I’m also a big fan of my kids, my grandkid and my grand-dog. And books. And food.

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