CAL Student Research Projects

We are a team of four individuals from a variety of courses (English Literature, History, History and Politics, and Classical Literature and Civilisations) who were picked to work as interns in Collaborative Research Internship for Dr Imogen Peck on her most recent project. This involved cataloguing the contents of a set of family archive books … Continue reading “‘In her own hand’: Sarah Cowper’s Family Books, 1692-1737′ – by Dion, Charlotte, Abigail, & Victoria”

My name is Anna Norton, and I am an undergraduate student, studying BA History and Anthropology. I participated in the Collaborative Research Internship over the summer period in the Project “What’s in the Box? The Mystery of the Lantern Slides”. On this project, I worked alongside my colleague intern Jo Birch, with the help of … Continue reading ““What’s in the Box? The Mystery of the Lantern Slides” – by Anna Norton”

When I got the news that I was chosen for the Collaborative Research Internship I quickly booked my ticket back to Birmingham. Having moved home for summer, I was very willing to go back to university as this was an exciting new opportunity I did not want to turn down. My internship’s project? It was … Continue reading “The nation is catching criminals from the comfort of their sofas. But has televised crime created copycats and more violence among society? – by Anezka Brown”

My name is Chloe and I’m a third year studying English. This summer I was fortunate enough to work in the Collaborative Research Internship for Dr Caroline Radcliffe, assisting with research for her book ‘The Dramas of Wilkie Collins’ which is due to be published in 2024. The book is a two-volume monograph on the … Continue reading “The Dramas of Wilkie Collins – by Chloe Alhadeff”

My name is Emma and I’m a second year student studying English Language. Over the summer, I took part in the  Collaborative Research Internship and interned for a project investigating how autistic and allistic (non-autistic) people communicate their emotional experiences. The project was a collaboration between the English language and linguistics department and the psychology … Continue reading “Exploring the use of metaphor and gesture by autistic and allistic people when communicating positive and negative emotional experiences – by Emma Ferry”

My name is Jo Birch, as an undergraduate, I am studying History and Politics and have worked as a Collaborative Research Intern on the Dr Tara Hamling and Professor Matt Houlbrook Project ‘What’s in the Box?’ focusing on lantern slides that accompanied lectures relating to Bournville, a model village founded by George Cadbury located next … Continue reading “Bournville research and early lantern slide viewing – by Jo Birch”

My name is Isabel Locke, and I am a fourth-year history student at the University of Birmingham, who has just completed a year abroad in Hong Kong and now, has undertaken the Collaborative Research Internship.  My project was Antisemitism in Post Migrant Britain, which focused on educational learning in the UK and Ukraine, concentrating on … Continue reading “Antisemitism in Post Migrant Britain – by Isabel Locke”

I’m Emily, a second year English Literature student. This summer, despite having no previous experience in academic research, I decided to undertake a Collaborative Research Internship. My Research Project was ‘Rethinking George Orwell: New Letters by a Major Author’, which was organized by Dr Nathan Waddell. Throughout the six weeks, two other students and I … Continue reading “‘Rethinking George Orwell: New Letters by a Major Author’ – by Emily Cornish”

My name is Lydia Eedy, I study English Literature and History and I had the great opportunity to work on the project – Antisemitism in Post migrant Britain during my first year of university. I was given the task of researching the Babi Yar Massacre and the art, poetry, and music created by people in … Continue reading “Investigating the Babi Yar Massacre and the Holocaust-era art, poetry, and music – by Lydia Eedy”

My name in Naomi and I am a 2nd year History and Politics student. I worked on the Ford Madox Ford transcription project under the Collaborative Research Internship scheme. While I had previous experience as a research assistant, this was the first time I got to work solely with primary source documents. I really enjoyed … Continue reading “Transcribing Ford Madox Ford’s documents – by Naomi Lea”