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)”
Tag: research
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)”
Exploring AI to Promote Literacy and Oracy in Primary and Secondary Education’ by Millie Bains (CRI 2025)
This summer, I worked alongside Dr Suganthi John, Dr Marcus Perlman and Dr Jeannette Littlemore on their project ‘Exploring AI to Promote Literacy and Oracy in Primary and Secondary Education’. The wider aim of the project is to create an ESRC Centre to research how technology is shaping communication, one key aspect being Education and … Continue reading “Exploring AI to Promote Literacy and Oracy in Primary and Secondary Education’ by Millie Bains (CRI 2025)”
Feminist Translation Network Symposium and Translation Tag Events by Eleanor Fillingham (CRI 2025)
For the last six weeks I have worked with the Feminist Translation Network in preparation for their event in Norwich. Throughout this experience, I have not only had opportunities to improve both my administration and academic skills, but I have also been able to explore my own interest in feminist translation. The main part of … Continue reading “Feminist Translation Network Symposium and Translation Tag Events by Eleanor Fillingham (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)”
Tracing Tourism Trends: My Summer Internship Experience – by Isabelle Rose (CRI 2025)
This summer, I had the exciting opportunity to intern on a research project titled Tracing Tourism Trends, a study that investigates how the language of tourism promotion has evolved over time. This project takes a unique diachronic approach, comparing tourism discourse across different time periods, specifically 2012 and 2021, using texts from the Visit Britain … Continue reading “Tracing Tourism Trends: My Summer Internship Experience – by Isabelle Rose (CRI 2025)”
Shakespeare: The Video Game – by Veena Patel (CRI 2025)
From a young age, I’ve been fascinated by the world of Shakespeare—the plays, the drama, the language, the characters. So, the opportunity to combine that love with my passion for video games felt like a dream come true! Through this form of interactive storytelling, I was able to see Shakespeare’s works in a completely new … Continue reading “Shakespeare: The Video Game – by Veena Patel (CRI 2025)”
My Experience at the Birmingham Transformative Humanities Lab (BTHL) by Simcha Kerbel (CRI 2025)
As a student studying Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics, I don’t often get to use tech as much as I would like to. Being promised an opportunity to work with various tech, such as motion capture (on which I spent most of the internship), and seeing the EEGs, eye trackers, and so on in the lab … Continue reading “My Experience at the Birmingham Transformative Humanities Lab (BTHL) by Simcha Kerbel (CRI 2025)”
‘Crafting Charity Comms: GRACE’s Uganda Project’ by Lucy Panter (CRI 2025)
Hi, I’m Lucy, and I’m going into my second year of Philosophy at UoB. This summer, I have had the privilege of working with GRACE to assist in developing their communications strategy. I am particularly interested in pursuing a marketing or communications-related career after university, so this internship has been a great way to gain … Continue reading “‘Crafting Charity Comms: GRACE’s Uganda Project’ by Lucy Panter (CRI 2025)”