‘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: English Literature
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)”
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)”
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)”
Putting the Science Back in Sci-fi
Being paid to read about the sex lives of aliens was one of the highlights of her summer, explains UG Researcher Anjali.
Completing the Complete Works of Oscar Wilde
From tackling Oscar Wilde’s handwriting to delving into newspapers from the 1890s, there was plenty to keep UG researcher Hannah busy during her research scholarship!
Unhealthy addiction! Feminist liberation! …Or maybe just a cosy read? Mills & Boon and Mass Market Romance
A trip to the Mills & Boon archive offered English student Flora a rare glimpse into the life of one of their most successful writers, Violet Winspear.
The Realities of Research and the Joys of World War One Plays
Lydia Manley (BA English) shares what she learnt on her research quest to discover why one particular World War One play became such a global success.
A Journey Through the Ages: One Page at a Time
Amber Osborne (BA English) shares her experience of undertaking research to help develop a brand new final year English Literature module, ‘Histories of the Book’.
‘Writers and Their Libraries’ and My Research Journey
‘One of my proudest achievements’ – Ellie Rowe, who’s now studying a Masters in Literature and Culture, shares what she learnt from her UG Research Scholarship experience in 2016.