CAL Student Research Projects

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”

My name is Lily Sears, and I am a first year Philosophy student now transitioning into my second year! Being a Philosophy student, working with the English Literature professor Dr Nathan Waddell and other interns who were also English Literature students on the project “Rethinking George Orwell: New Letters by a Major Author” presented its … Continue reading “A new perspective on George Orwell – by Lily Sears”

I’m Harvey Oldershaw, a third-year law and criminology student who took part in Dr Chris Moore’s project “Crime Prevention, Social Activism, and Ordinary Life in 1980s Britain.” Throughout June and July, I was researching different crime prevention schemes in the 1980s in Britain. I was initially drawn to this project since I am interested in … Continue reading “Investigating Crimestoppers – by Harvey Oldershaw”

My name is Lawrence Knight, I am currently in my first year of university, and I am studying for a History BA. I took part in the Collaborative Research Internship scheme during the summer of 2023 where I worked with Prof. Max Saunders and several other interns on the project ‘Collected Letters of Ford Madox … Continue reading “Transcribing Ford’s letters and critical essays – by Lawrence Knight”

Hello, my name is Annabelle, I study English and Classical Literature and Civilisation and this summer I worked as a Collaborative Research intern for Professor Max Saunders on the “Collected Letters of Ford Madox Ford” Project. I worked with three other interns to transcribe, organise, and research documents and texts by the Impressionist novelist Ford … Continue reading “Reading and Transcribing 100-year-old letters – by Annabelle Ellis”