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Changing the visual design mid-way in a video project is quite unusual, but pivoting to a softer animation style with stick figures proved successful for both the client and us.
I’ve thought about writing this post for awhile because I want to share all of the scholarships I applied for as a Canadian international PhD student at the University of Edinburgh. My goal with this post is to illuminate funding opportunities, and to help other Canadian researchers and potential doctoral students alleviate the financial stress […]
I completed my VIVA in January 2026, and I wrote pretty extensively in a previous post titled How I survived my viva and PhD thesis defence in creative writing about how I prepared. The preparation phase is the most dominant part of the PhD journey. It’s the one we all fear. So, even though I […]
In late April we had the opportunity to attend the 24th annual Durham Blackboard Users’ Conference, affectionately known as #durbbu, hosted in historic Durham. This year’s theme, Little Things that Make a Big Difference, was a pleasant shif...
Join the AMBER Research Project’s e-LEAP! Do you have personal experience of depression or work with/care for those who do? We’re looking for people to join our e-LEAP (email-based Lived Experience Advisory Panel). It’s easy to take part—just click on occasional polls or send short email replies. Your input will help shape the AMBER project, […]
This short animation uses a simple shopping bag analogy to explain the science behind personalised medicine. AMBER research is focused on identifying the key genetic “ingredients” that could one day help doctors predict which treatments are most likely to work for different people. Elizabeth Thomas worked with Iona Beange and Sue Fletcher-Watson on this lay […]
