Meet Our Students
SGSSS students and staff come from all walks of life and all kinds of background. Below are some short videos where some of our current PhD students and Directorate members share their stories and give some advice to potential applicants – we hope you enjoy listening to them. If you are a current student or alumni and would like to contribute your story, please email team@sgsss.ac.uk.
Human Geography, Environment, and Urban Planning
Jillian Gordon
Scotland's Rural University College
Thinking round corners and connecting big pictures – doing a PhD with dyslexia
Health, Families, Relationships and Demographic Change
Gill Stewart
University of Glasgow
Noone is too old, too busy or not good enough
Social Work and Social Policy
Gosia Kolomanska
University of Stirling
‘Treat Your PhD like Your Friend’
Socio-Legal Studies and Criminology
Donna MacLellan
University of Glasgow
Looking for a sign to do a do a PhD – watch this video
Socio-Legal Studies and Criminology
Ashley Rogers
Associate Director (Student Engagement)
From ‘What is a PhD’ to a career in academia (via Bolivia)
AFBM
Laura Fey
University of Edinburgh
Leaving a full time job for a PhD (and finding time to write the proposal!)
Social Work and Social Policy
Hazel Booth
University of Stirling
There is no such thing as a typical PhD
Sociology
Viktoria Eriksson
University of Aberdeen
From Sweden to Scotland – the reasons and rewards of my PhD
Sociology
Viktoria Eriksson
University of Aberdeen
AFBM
Laura Fey
University of Edinburgh
Social Work and Social Policy
Hazel Booth
University of Stirling
