Thomas Williams
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Thomas Williams13th May 2019
My CHI 2019 Experience
I had a great time in Glasgow at CHI 2019 last week. I met a lot of wonderful people, saw a lot of interesting things, and managed to survive! I did my best to keep up with updates on Twitter,...
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Thomas Williams4th May 2019
May 2019 Update
I met with my supervisors this week to talk about the progress of my project, so what better time for a blog update? In this post, I will share my progress with conducting interviews, writing a literature review, and some...
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Thomas Williams23rd April 2019
Exploring Qualitative Research Methods
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...
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Thomas Williams9th April 2019
A Reflection on Planning and Doing
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....
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Thomas Williams29th March 2019
My First Semi-Structured Interview: A Pilot
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...
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Thomas Williams22nd March 2019
Volunteering to Support People with Dementia
One of the things I like most about my work is being able to go out and meet people. Earlier this week, I started volunteering at an Alzheimer's Society day centre in Bath. Here's a quick piece on what we did...
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Thomas Williams14th March 2019
Information and FAQs for the Project Steering Group
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Thomas Williams11th March 2019
March Update
It's been a couple of weeks since my last blog post. Sorry about that! I have been trying to get my head down to finish a first draft of my literature review, and have been sharing some tips on Twitter,...
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Thomas Williams20th February 2019
Ethics Approval Received!
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...
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Thomas Williams8th February 2019
February Update
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...