“Travel is Fatal to Prejudice, Bigotry, and Narrow-mindedness.” – Mark Twain
Shauna Kearney, Centre for Business in Society With 12 different nationalities congregating and calling a new place home for 10 days, none of us knew how the dynamic would work and if it would work....
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Lizette Vorster, Centre for Business in Society If I could sum up the whole experience in one word it would have to be ”crammed”. From trying to fit everything into one suitcase straight through to...
View ArticleDon’t be a Zombie Researcher – Four Ways to Make your Business Contact Count
Guest post by Claire Brewis, Centre for Business in Society The key to success in academic business research – is to understand the companies you are studying. Businesses are giving you their time –...
View ArticleIs There Anybody Out There? How to Find Business Research Participants
Guest post by Claire Brewis, Centre for Business in Society There is a lot of literature out there which tells you HOW to research your business – how to structure a questionnaire – how to write an...
View ArticleDay in the Life of a PhD Student – Joanne Parsons
A PhD has always been something that I aspired to do, but I always considered it to be something beyond my reach. After Undergraduate study I found a full time job, and thought that a PhD was unlikely...
View ArticleA Day in the Life of a PhD Student: Wolfgang Koehler
In a fast changing world, lifelong learning becomes a necessity in many professions. I received my first Master’s degree in electrical engineering in Germany, back in 1991. During that time I got...
View ArticleA Day in the Life of a PhD Student: Stephen Powley
By Stephen Powley My vision is for a harmonious, interconnected world that understands how to use technology to break down barriers and bridge divides. I hope that my PhD at Coventry University will...
View ArticleA Day in the Life of a Student: Molly Browne
By Molly Browne How did I end up in Coventry doing a PhD? In 2011 as I left home for university to begin a physiotherapy degree, little did I think that 6 years later I would be on my PhD journey! I...
View ArticleA Day in the Life of a PhD Student: Katie Baker
My PhD came about almost by accident. I did a maths degree and trained as a secondary maths teacher back in 2001. When I had children I set up my own business doing maths tutoring and consultancy...
View ArticleMy Experience at the “Life Beyond PhD” 2018 Conference
by Zimu Xu – International Centre for Transformational Entrepreneurship ICTE Coventry University funds one place for a postgraduate researcher to attend the annual Cumberland lodge conference. The...
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