Research Project

I am now well underway with the first set of interviews for my research project. Although I did spend time planning the interviews, what I did not do was properly familiarise myself with qualitative data collection and analysis. That seems like...

This week I have decided to write a more personal blog post. I think it is important to be open and honest with oneself, and I find that writing about how I feel can help me to clarify my thoughts....

This week I ran a pilot version of an interview I will be carrying out with professionals who have experience of working with people living with dementia. Whilst I cannot give details about the interview's content, I can talk about...

This week I was very pleased to receive approval for my ethics application (minor changes pending)! This means I can now start planning studies and setting up the steering group I have discussed previously. I decided to apply to the...

I have been making steady progress with my research project since the beginning of the year and a meeting with my supervisors yesterday helped to bring together the work I have been doing. I have summarised what I have been up...

The student volunteering team at the University of Bath's Students' Union has run an annual session for research students to present their research at the Age UK BANES Culture Club for four years. I signed up as soon as I...

Happy New Year! It has been a couple of weeks since my last blog post while I took time off to spend Christmas and New Year with family and friends, so I wanted to share a quick one with you...

I feel like life has been nonstop for the past few weeks, both in and out of work; December is a busy time for many of us! My research project is coming along nicely, though progress has been slow. To...

In my meeting with my supervisors in November, we discussed the progress of my AR for Dementia research project. The meeting was very productive and gave me a clear direction for what to pursue next. At the end of this...