By Professor Barry Drust One of the most common questions that get asked by potential students who are interested in the Doctorate in Sport and Exercise Science is “what is the difference between a traditional doctorate and a more professionally focussed doctorate?”. This short conversation tries to answer this question by giving a short outline … Continue reading “The difference between a Professional Doctorate and a PhD “
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The PhD Journey – Insights From an Applied PhD Student
By Dr Jordan Slack As my PhD has come to an end, it has been a really valuable process for me to review my journey and reflect on how I have developed from a naïve academic coming out of my master’s degree – to trying to push myself to operate and perform at a PhD … Continue reading “The PhD Journey – Insights From an Applied PhD Student”
PhD students take their data collection abroad whilst helping football clubs prepare for their upcoming seasons
By Dr Liam Anderson With the long-anticipated start of the football season now well upon us, lots of work has been happening behind the scenes in pre-season to help elite players prepare for the upcoming season. Whilst collecting data for their PhD’s, students from the University of Birmingham who are embedded within elite football clubs … Continue reading “PhD students take their data collection abroad whilst helping football clubs prepare for their upcoming seasons “
Doctoral Training: Diversifying the experience may be the future
By Professor Barry Drust Photo by “My Life Through A Lens” on Unsplash On a recent visit to Australia I spent some time with head of post graduate research at the university I was visiting. As I’m interested in doctoral training it was a great opportunity for me to get some insight into how other institutions and other … Continue reading “Doctoral Training: Diversifying the experience may be the future”
Initial feelings after transitioning from a PhD student to also being a full-time member of staff
By Dean Morgan (PhD Candidate) Photo by Suzanne D. Williams on Unsplash They say timing can be everything when making a decision, and in this case, I certainly believe that to be true. When my new position became available, the conversations were on whether it was possible to juggle a PhD, a full-time job as … Continue reading “Initial feelings after transitioning from a PhD student to also being a full-time member of staff “
Supervising applied doctorate students: an individualised approach
By Dr Liam Anderson Photo Credit: Avel Chuklanov on Unsplash Doctorate level supervision is a highly rewarding task where you interact and work with some outstanding people on some highly engaging projects. Over the past 18 months or so, I’ve began supervising doctorate level students on either Professional Doctorates or applied PhD’s here within the … Continue reading “Supervising applied doctorate students: an individualised approach “
An Applied PhD Student in Professional Football: Reflections From The 1st Month
We have recently set up an applied PhD studentship in collaboration with Norwich City Football Club. Michael Cornes has now begun his journey on this process and has been in post for a little over 1 month. To help perspective and current students and industry partners, Mike has outlined his reflections from his 1st month … Continue reading “An Applied PhD Student in Professional Football: Reflections From The 1st Month “