‘What is so special about student publications (SP)? Who writes them and who reads them? Can’t we just read news from the BBC and The Guardian?’ These are some of questions that I researched with my supervisor Dr Tom Cutterham during my Collaborative Research Internship (CRI). Read on to find out more! Introduction to Campus … Continue reading “Sustaining Campus Journalism by Tanshpreet Kaur (CRI 2025)”
Tag: Archives
“Spectacular Teenage Disturbances” – Surveying the YMCA archives – Carina Walker (CRI 2025)
When I was introduced to the ‘Youth work, volunteerism, and humanitarianism in the work of the YMCA’ project, it was both exciting and overwhelming. Through the Cadbury Research Library (CRL), I had access to the newly catalogued archives of the YMCA’s National Council, which span from 1772 to 2021. While our supervisor, Dr Sarah Kenny, … Continue reading ““Spectacular Teenage Disturbances” – Surveying the YMCA archives – Carina Walker (CRI 2025)”
Finding Stories in Medieval Objects at the Museum of the Order of St John by Bethan Welch (CRI 2025)
My name is Bethan Welch, and I am studying MA International Heritage Management. Over the last six weeks, I have been lucky enough to work with the Museum of the Order of St John as a Collaborative Research Intern. The main aim of the internship has been to research ten objects from the medieval collection … Continue reading “Finding Stories in Medieval Objects at the Museum of the Order of St John by Bethan Welch (CRI 2025)”
Investigating the Golden Age of Children’s Literature at Winterbourne House by Hope Sikolia (CRI 2025)
Having completed a Collaborative Research Internship (CRI) in the summer of 2024 – which I loved due to my pre-existing passion for the project topic (world literature) – I told myself that I would only apply for an internship in the 2024/2025 application period if there was a project I was equally (if not more) … Continue reading “Investigating the Golden Age of Children’s Literature at Winterbourne House by Hope Sikolia (CRI 2025)”
‘Expectations in Cataloguing and Digitising, and the Reality of John Crowfoot and the Gerasa Archives’ by Theo Halton (CRI 2025)
My name’s Theo, I’m a second year Classical Literature and Civilisation student, and I had the opportunity to intern in the ‘John Crowfoot and the Gerasa Archive’ CIR project under Dr. Daniel Reynolds, in collaboration with the Palestine Exploration Fund. My role, along with my co-intern, was to digitise the archaeological records of Crowfoot in … Continue reading “‘Expectations in Cataloguing and Digitising, and the Reality of John Crowfoot and the Gerasa Archives’ by Theo Halton (CRI 2025)”
Investigating the Golden Age of Children’s Literature at Winterbourne House – by Leila Phillips (CRI 2025)
My name is Leila, and I’ve just finished my first year studying French and English Literature. This summer, I had the exciting opportunity to investigate the collection of Golden Age Children’s Literature at Winterbourne House, as part of a Collaborative Research Internship led by Dr Emily Wingfield and Henrietta Lockhart. Working from books dating back … Continue reading “Investigating the Golden Age of Children’s Literature at Winterbourne House – by Leila Phillips (CRI 2025)”
‘The Game’s Afoot’ – A Summer of Shakespeare and Video Games by Liberty O’Dell (CRI 2025)
This past summer, I had the chance to assist Dr. Erin Sullivan, as part of the University of Birmingham Collaborative Research Internship program. As a life-long gamer and Shakespeare nerd, the opportunity to work with Dr. Sullivan on researching the intersection between Shakespeare and Video Games was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Getting Started My internship began … Continue reading “‘The Game’s Afoot’ – A Summer of Shakespeare and Video Games by Liberty O’Dell (CRI 2025)”
Meeting Medieval Manuscripts in the Cadbury Research Library – by Lucy Snow (CRI 2025)
My name is Lucy Snow, and this year I will be completing my MA in English Literature, the culmination of four years of studying at the University of Birmingham. My project, in collaboration with Dr Emily Wingfield and Dr Liv Robinson, is interested in the redesign of the Meeting Medieval Manuscripts module offered as part … Continue reading “Meeting Medieval Manuscripts in the Cadbury Research Library – by Lucy Snow (CRI 2025)”
Legacies of Colonialism in the Midlands: Stunning Spaces with Hidden Imperial Faces?
Tiana Kelly embarks on a quest to link some of the Midlands’ most magnificent buildings with their colonial past, in partnership with fellow UG Researcher Asha.
The Sound of the ‘Big Bang’: Cataloguing the Douglas French Archive
UG Researcher Daniel Deegan outlines some of the benefits of spending 5 weeks transcribing audio cassettes – little did the speakers at the Westminster and City Conferences know that the next person to hear their recordings would be him!