The Social Universe

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We are taking part in the virtual Southampton Science and Engineering Festival and want you to join us! We are going to create a podcast where you, our audience, reflect on your experiences of corona…

After a short break, we are picking up the podcast again with an episode discussing how we have found the coronavirus lockdown so far. It is mostly a personal chat about our experiences, including th…

This breakout episode brings you the latest updates from the dispute negotiations before replaying the orignal PGR Striker covering all you need to know about the UCU strikes and why, as PGRs you can…

In this episode of The Social Universe we explore the Higher Education research culture

and the extent to which the environment we work and study in is making us sick. Join Katy and Bea

as they discus…

In this episode of The Social Universe we take a deep dive into the world of PhD literature reviews. Listen to three battle-weary 2nd and 3rd year students reflecting on their respective experiences …

This break-out episode is our final dispatch from the UCU picket lines at the University of Southampton.

Hear reflections from staff and students about how this round of strikes went, and what we can …

Have a listen to how, as social scientists and activists, we are engaging with this pivotal general election

Thanks as always to ProleteR for the banging tune - licenced under creative commons. Check …

So what's it all about then?

We discuss why we got into the PhD game, and what we hope to get out of it, as well as hearing from people we stuck a mic in front of in our office.

Thank you to all our co…