Winning the James Thomas Memorial Prize – media & politics
The icing on the cake was winning the James Thomas Memorial Prize for the Best Paper…
Year: 2013
Voice Newspaper Interview September 2013
Dr Gabriel was interviewed by The Voice newspaper on the angry Black woman stereotype.
Chronicle World Interview July 2013
Dr Gabriel was interviewed by Thomas Blair of Chronicle World on the launch…
The British government must compensate Mau Mau Veterans for colonial atrocities
It’s been more than sixty years since the British government invaded Kenya in the name of the British Empire, after abandoning African enslavement when it was no longer profitable, in favour of colonial conquests.
New study proves the value of a PhD
A new study that examines the employability and value of doctoral graduates in comparison with masters and first degree graduates reveals that those with a doctorate have higher earnings and have fared better during the recession.
Planning your career for life after the PhD
Teaching and research posts are scarce these days thanks to the drastic changes to HE funding, widespread job cuts, increased tuition fees and the trend towards marketization of the sector, leading to fierce competition in the job market.
Qualitative data analysis
The most important task that you will undertake in your PhD research project is the analysis of data. The integrity and rigour of your research is utterly dependent on getting the analysis right and it will be intensely scrutinised by the external examiners.
PhD Project: the internal evaluation
If you get through the internal assessment which takes place 12-15 months after initial registration onto a doctoral programme, then 12-15 months after that, or 24-26 months into your PhD, you will have to undergo an internal evaluation.
Inductive and deductive approaches to research
The main difference between inductive and deductive approaches to research is that whilst a deductive approach is aimed and testing theory, an inductive approach is concerned with the generation of new theory emerging from the data.
Voice Newspaper Interview March 2013
Dr Gabriel was interviewed by the Voice Newspaper on her PhD thesis on Black bloggers in the UK.