Author: CRI Team

My name is Cecelia. As a second-year law student, I appreciate this chance of Collaborative Research Internship provided by the College of Arts and Law to collaborate with Dr Chen Zhu and two music students, focusing on the music copyright project, with the combination of music, programming and legal issues. Basically, this programme attempts to … Continue reading “‘Conducting Analysis of Litigated Music Works through Sonic Pi’ – by Xinhang Sui (Cecelia)”

The Collaborative Research Internship Team in the College of Arts and Law (also known as the CRITiCAL project) involved four student interns working collaboratively with HEFi staff to analyse data from a large student survey. The Jisc Digital Experience Insights students’ survey is an annual UK-wide survey which is designed to reveal how students are … Continue reading “CRITiCAL (Collaborative Research Internships Team in CAL) Digital Insights”

I’m James Richards, a second year BA English student who spent his summer working on Dr Toria Johnson’s ‘The Local/Global Birnam Oak’ project. I thought I knew everything there was to know about William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Prior to becoming an intern on Dr Toria Johnson’s project, I had already studied the Shakespearean tragedy on three … Continue reading “Tracing Macbeth: ‘The Local/Global Birnam Oak’ – by James Richards”

My name is Tanshpreet Kaur and I am studying Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences focusing on Biology and Physics. I am interested in education and learning accessibility, therefore I applied for the Collaborative Research Internship (CRI), which gave me the opportunity to work on Dr Rex Ferguson’s CRI project “Imagining Learning.” I was a first … Continue reading “Imagining Learning – by Tanshpreet Kaur”

My name is Lucy Snow, and this year will be my third year of studying BA English. This summer, I worked alongside Dr Toria Johnson and three other interns on a project titled ‘The Local/Global Birnam Oak’. This project had many veins, but focused mainly on the legacies of the Birnam Oak, the last remaining … Continue reading “Collaborative Research Internship: The Local/Global Birnam Oak – by Lucy Snow”

My name is Olivia, and I have recently finished my first year in an English and Film degree. For my Collaborative Research Internship, I worked on the ‘Untold Histories of The Wicker Man’ project in the Department of Film and Creative Writing. One of the professors in the department, Dr Chris Nunn, is the producer … Continue reading “Wickermania! Exploring the legacy of the cult 70s horror film – by Olivia Parrish”

Hi, I’m Samantha and I’m going into my second year studying English Literature. Something I loved about first year was the variety of my classes – from discussing digital graphic novels and having drama workshops to participating in more traditional poetry seminars, I have really enjoyed learning so many new skills in my degree so … Continue reading “‘Untold Histories of The Wicker Man’ – by Samantha Hadley”

My name is Grace Davis and I am an English and Creative Writing student going into my final year, and this summer, I undertook the Collaborative Research Internship. The project I was working on was entitled, ‘Rethinking George Orwell: New Letters by a Major Author’ and was led by Dr Nathan Waddell. I wasn’t alone … Continue reading “‘Rethinking George Orwell: New Letters by a Major Author’ with Dr. Nathan Waddell – by Grace Davis”

My name is Nataliia Chubenko, I am an international student from Ukraine, currently in my second year of studying English and Creative Writing. Over the course of the Collaborative Research Internship, I had the privilege to be a part of Dr Amy Burge’s fascinating project centered around reading and reviewing the captivating world of “bonkbusters” … Continue reading “Reviewing the enthralling world of “bonkbusters” in British newspapers – by Nataliia Chubenko”

Hello, my name is Catherine, I’m a first year Modern Languages student and I worked as a Collaborative Research Intern in the Project “Exploring the Plain English Campaign: language and politics in late twentieth century Britain” under the guidance of Dr Joe Spencer-Bennett. I was excited to start this internship as I had never heard … Continue reading “Investigating the Plain English Campaign Using Digital Newspaper Achieves – by Catherine Cox”