I am very grateful to have received the opportunity to take part in the Collaborative Research Internship programme, where I have been working on the Lisel Haas project with David Evans-Powell, Sara Jones and Bertz Associates. Lisel Haas was a German-Jewish emigré photographer who moved to Birmingham with her father in 1938. Having had an … Continue reading “Lisel Haas – by Franziska Eggers (CRI 2025)”
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Relatable Reads: Using Genre Fiction by Muslim Women Authors to Improve Literacy and Engagement’ by Sumaiya Fazal (CRI 2025)
My name is Sumaiya and I am a Global Ethics and Justice MSc student. I was a CRI intern this year at Birmingham, specifically for the project, ‘Relatable Reads: Using Genre Fiction by Muslim Women Authors to Improve Literacy and Engagement’. I found the project really enjoyable and also eye-opening. Working with Washwood Heath Academy … Continue reading “Relatable Reads: Using Genre Fiction by Muslim Women Authors to Improve Literacy and Engagement’ by Sumaiya Fazal (CRI 2025)”
Sustaining Campus Journalism by Tanshpreet Kaur (CRI 2025)
‘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)”
Decolonial Approaches to Russian History by Frey Parsons (CRI 2025)
I took part in a research internship in the summer of 2025, in which I contributed to a project about decolonial approaches to Russian history. The aim of this project was to assess the current GCSE and A Level curriculum for history and how Russian and Soviet history is approached in these. This is a … Continue reading “Decolonial Approaches to Russian History by Frey Parsons (CRI 2025)”
“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)”
From Chalkboards to Chatbots, Education is Shifting – Exploring AI Use to Promote Literacy and Oracy in Primary and Secondary School Education – by Sabrina Pazienza (CRI 2025)
My name is Sabrina and I am an international student heading into my second and final year in theLLB for Graduates Program at UoB. Previously, I completed a Bachelor of Science from the University ofToronto, where I majored in mental health and linguistics. I am interested in technology, AIadvancements, intellectual property and copyrights. My interests … Continue reading “From Chalkboards to Chatbots, Education is Shifting – Exploring AI Use to Promote Literacy and Oracy in Primary and Secondary School Education – by Sabrina Pazienza (CRI 2025)”
Birmingham Transformative Humanities Lab (BTHL) User Experience Project by Zuha Zubair (CRI 2025)
My name is Zuha Zubair, and I’m a master’s student studying Philosophy, Mental Health, and Psychology. For the past two months, I worked alongside my colleague Simcha Kerbel and our supervisor Amy Wilkins on the Birmingham Transformative Humanities Lab (BTHL) User Experience Project. As the name suggests, the purpose of the project was to examine … Continue reading “Birmingham Transformative Humanities Lab (BTHL) User Experience Project by Zuha Zubair (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)”
‘Empowering Learners: Identity, Creativity, and Motivation in the Age of Generative AI’ by Mathilde Williams (CRI 2025)
This summer, I had the chance to intern on a project that explored how generative AI is changing education. The focus was on how AI can help students be more creative, motivated, and confident in expressing their unique identities. The project, “Empowering Learners: Identity, Creativity, and Motivation in the Age of Generative AI,” opened my … Continue reading “‘Empowering Learners: Identity, Creativity, and Motivation in the Age of Generative AI’ by Mathilde Williams (CRI 2025)”