Leeds Postgraduate Review

Dear Readers,

The second issue of our journal is now online.

https://leedspostgraduatereview.wordpress.com/journal-archive/journal-archive-2/

We hope you enjoy reading!

Would you like to publish? Or to peer-review? Stay tuned for our next call for papers!

2021-22 Issue 2021-22 Issue Continuing a reality… You can download the letter by clicking on the image, or via the button below: Download Issue #2: You can download the PDF version via the button below: Do…

We're looking for peer reviewers! If you would be interested in checking submissions to our journal that are related to your subject expertise for accuracy please get in touch with us. We are particularly looking for peer reviewers for literature and journalism. We offer support, guidance, and a drop in session, and your participation would provide you with new skills and would look great to any future employers! Please email [email protected] if you want to get involved

£1.2m in Research Funding for Dr Tom Jackson Dr Tom Jackson has been awarded £1.2m for three research projects

Merry Christmas from all the Leeds Postgraduate Review team 🎉

Are you a postgraduate student who would love to have your work published in an academic journal? Then consider submitting to the Leeds Postgraduate Review!

Submissions are now open and we would love to hear from you – we are particularly interested in papers that fit under the theme of ‘Dynamic World’. This could be anything to do with change, progress, adaptation, and most importantly this can come from any subject area. We can’t wait to hear from you!

The deadline for submissions is 14/02/2022 and the word limit is 7000 words. Your paper should be sent to [email protected]

More details and coversheet can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fnXLf-_S2d5SvqGCRHM6UxcLUknz2BDA/view?fbclid=IwAR1BX6ZuIpOHKFTcJltXqKQ0egS8RlvsGM-4B8spvlJWAGJiwhGme3auio0

I wanted to join the team because I love my research and I love literature, so becoming an editor of an academic journal seemed like a natural fit. This journal is a great platform to allow postgraduates to share their interests and findings within a supportive, localised community and I’m thrilled at the chance to play my role in building such a platform even further.

Fun fact: I once had a sword fight in Leeds Armouries

One fact I love about my subject: Plants are alive! They have such a vastly different approach to what ‘being alive’ means that we sometimes forget or underappreciate this.

Hi – I’m Rebecca and I am studying for an MA in Social and Cultural History. I love history, especially studying and uncovering the lives of those excluded from dominant historical narratives. I joined the Leeds Postgraduate Review as I’m really interested in editing and creating magazines or journals, and this is a really great opportunity to combine this with academics and learn so much from the entries we receive! I am really looking forward to being a part of the Review, and am excited to see where the year takes us.

Fun fact: I studied for a year in North Carolina, America, which was an amazing experience!

Hello! I’m Niki and I am currently a second year practice-led PhD researcher in the School of Music interested in contemporary composition. Music is such an interdisciplinary subject so to join a journal that is inclusive of so many fields, subjects and topics is very exciting. I’m delighted to have the opportunity to be on the editorial board of Leeds Postgraduate Review, and to help with the fantastic work in developing the journal.

Fun fact: I once travelled for two days on horseback in the wilderness of Kyrgyzstan!

Fun fact about my subject: pretty much everybody listens to music so it always brings up some lively discussions!

Hello! We are excited to announced that we have a new group of join the Leeds Postgraduate Review for the 2021-22 year! In the following days, we will be introducing them one by one, and first off... (Drumroll!)...

Hi there! I am Stefan and I am a PhD student in the History and Philosophy of Science here at Leeds. I read the history of heredity (genetics and all that), moving from Leeds to Oxford quite regularly. I joined the Leeds Postgraduate Review because I am very interested in new ideas, and even more so about them being able to reach as many people as possible. That is why I am excited for upcoming submissions!
Fun Fact about me: I am from Romania, more specifically from Transylvania (though that is not what people usually call it in Romania!). I don’t know any vampires.
One fact that I love about my subject: When Mendel ‘discovered’ the laws of inheritance, he didn’t think he was studying heredity at all.

It’s the stressful time of the year with all the due dates, assessments, essays, while balancing with social life and keeping warm.

If you need any help, here’s an inspirational story and a number of different places that you can get help from.

If you need some guidance/help/assistance from the university, here’s one of our old blog posts that you might find helpful: https://leedspostgraduatereview.wordpress.com/2021/06/30/bts-the-student-complaint-process/

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Dear readers,

The final, full journal is (finally) available now, in which we are all excited to share it with you!

The full issue, and the full version of this Letter to our readers can be found here: https://leedspostgraduatereview.wordpress.com/journal-archive/

This year, albeit the pandemic, we believe, humbly and proudly, but without complacency, that the launching of the journal has been a success.

We hope you will enjoy this issue! As always, we are not perfect, and if you have any comments (both positive feedback and criticisms), please let us know so that we can improve!

Happy Reading!
The Editorial Team 2020-21

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3 more days to go! What we are about to show you is way more exciting than your housemates' halloween costumes! Not long to wait now!

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DEADLINE DAY - I repeat, it is the day of editor and social media manager applications deadline! Apply before the end of the day to be considered.

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Ever wondered what academia would be like without peer reviewing?

Our third and final article on the peer review process in academia: When peer reviewing fails – how to avoid the avoidable by Winnie Tam.

https://leedspostgraduatereview.wordpress.com/2021/09/15/when-peer-reviewing-fails-how-to-avoid-the-avoidable/

When peer reviewing fails – how to avoid the avoidable by Winnie Tam This is the third and final instalment in our latest series of blog posts on academic publishing, inspired by our ‘How to Peer Review’ workshop at the Leeds Doctorate Festival. This p…

Our latest Spotlight On article is up! Written by one of our editors Esme Curtis, this time it's all about the use of recipes in India under Crown rule. Check it out below!

https://leedspostgraduatereview.wordpress.com/2021/09/08/spotlight-on-esme-curtis-analysing-the-use-of-recipes-in-the-complete-indian-housekeeper-and-cook/

Spotlight On: Esme Curtis. Analysing the use of recipes in The Complete Indian Housekeeper and Cook ors of the Leeds Postgraduate Review. She is the fourth postgraduate to be interviewed for the Spotlight series. In this series we highlight research done by postgraduate students at the University…

Our second in a series of blog posts on the peer reviewing process following from our
workshop.

How to Give Effective Feedback
By a fourth year PhD student at


https://leedspostgraduatereview.wordpress.com/2021/09/01/how-to-give-effective-feedback/

How to Give Effective Feedback by Rachel Taylor The second in the latest series of blog posts on academic publishing, inspired by our ‘How to Peer Review’ workshop at the Leeds Doctorate Festival. This post will explore what is …