Collaborative PhD profiles

Alexandros is researching 'Advancing collection development through supporting refugee publishing – Strategies for libraries'.

He is supervised by Dr Janneke Adema and Dr Judith Fathallah at the Centre for Postdigital Cultures, Coventry University, and by Dr Patrick Hart and Dr Sarah Ames at the National Library of Scotland. (Arts and Humanities Research Council Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Studentship and Scottish Cultural Heritage Consortium). From 2023.

Rhonda is researching 'Not participating, not included: Towards inclusive assessment practices in the Scottish library sector.' She is supervised by Dr Paul Gooding, University of Glasgow, Dr David Brazier, Edinburgh Napier University, and Amina Shah at the National Library of Scotland (Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities, Applied Research Collaborative Studentships, Arts and Humanities Research Council). From 2022.

Elle is researching 'Urban forests through space and time.' She is supervised by Dr Cat Scott, University of Leeds, Dr Stuart King and Dr William Mackaness, University of Edinburgh, Dr Hannah Walker, Forest Research, and Chris Fleet at the National Library of Scotland. (Satellite Data in Environmental Science (SENSE) Centre for Doctoral Training). From 2022.

Adele is researching 'Listen and Learn: Examining the Role of Schools Radio Broadcasting in Scotland's Classrooms'.

She is supervised by Professor Hayden Lorimer and Dr Rachel Hunt, University of Edinburgh, Alistair Bell, National Library of Scotland, and Charlie McCann, BBC Scotland. (Arts and Humanities Research Council Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Studentship and Scottish Cultural Heritage Consortium). From 2021.

Nelson is researching 'Film Bang: communities of practice, cross media interconnections, and sectoral growth within Scotland’s film and television industries'.

He is supervised by Dr Alistair Scott of Edinburgh Napier University, Dr Jonny Murray of University of Edinburgh, and Kay Foubister at National Library of Scotland. (Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities, ARCS Applied Research Collaborative Doctoral Award). From 2021.

Ash is researching 'Slavery and Race in the Encyclopaedia Britannica (1768-1860): A Text Mining Approach'. This research will analyse the newly digitised Encyclopaedia Britannica using advanced text and data-mining approaches. It aims to uncover how legacies of slavery are embedded into our information sources.

The PhD is supervised by Professor Melissa Terras and Professor Diana Paton, University of Edinburgh, and Dr Sarah Ames and Robert Betteridge, National Library of Scotland (Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities, AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award). From 2021.

Alexandra is working on 'Reconstructing the Library of King James VI and I'. She is supervised by Professor Rachel Hammersley, Dr Ruth Connolly and Dr Kirsten Gibson, all University of Newcastle, and Dr Anette Hagan at the National Library of Scotland. (Northern Bridge Consortium AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award). From 2021.

Charlotte is studying water histories in the Kaveri river catchment, which is located in South India. Her research uses interdisciplinary methods involving geography, history, and digital humanities with a particular focus on digital mapping and GIS.

She is supervised by Dr Deborah Sutton, University of Lancaster, Dr Jonny Huck, University of Manchester and Chris Fleet, National Library of Scotland. The 1+3 PhD studentship is funded by the North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (Economic and Social Research Council) from 2020.

Joe is researching 'Adopting Transkribus in the National Library of Scotland: Understanding how handwritten text recognition will change management and use of digitised manuscripts'.

He is supervised by Professor Melissa Terras of University of Edinburgh, Dr Paul Gooding of University of Glasgow, and Dr Sarah Ames and Stephen Rigden at National Library of Scotland. (Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities, AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award). From 2020.

Bo is researching the application of Artificial Neural Network modelling to determine acceptable fluctuations in our environmental parameters for collections in storage. The focus of his research is on energy saving while ensuring collection protection.

He is supervised by Dr Fan Wang, Assistant Professor at the EGIS, and Professor Ben Richard Hughes, Professor of Building Services Engineering, from Heriot Watt University and by Ian Symonds, Head of Estates, and Julie Bon, Head of Collections Care, at the Library. (Energy Technology Partnership). From 2020.

Steven is undertaking research into 'Archiving Muriel Spark', seeking to uncover new evidence about Spark's writing process, her relationship with the publishing industry, and the critical valuation of her novels over her poetry.

He is supervised by Professor Gerard Carruthers and Dr Helen Stoddart of the University of Glasgow, and Dr Colin McIlroy, National Library of Scotland. (Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities, AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award). From 2019.

Iara is researching 'From water to steam — The transition from renewable energy to coal during Scotland's Industrial Revolution'.

She is under the supervision of Dr Simon Naylor and Professor Paul Bishop, University of Glasgow, Dr Miles Oglethorpe at Historic Environment Scotland, and Chris Fleet, National Library of Scotland. (Scottish Cultural Heritage Consortium). From 2018.

From 2018 to 2023 Charlotte researched 'The People's Friend? Recovering Scottish popular magazine culture'.

She was supervised by Professor Kirstie Blair and Dr David Goldie, University of Strathclyde, and Dr Graham Hogg and Ian Scott, National Library of Scotland. (Scottish Cultural Heritage Consortium). PhD completed successfully.

From 2017 to 2023, Alice researched 'Archive and Narrative in the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum' supervised by Dr Scott Hames and Dr Peter Lynch, University of Stirling. Dr Heidi Egginton and Eilidh MacGlone, National Library of Scotland. (Scottish Cultural Heritage Consortium). PhD completed successfully.

From 2018 to 2023, Matthew researched 'Private reflections and public pronouncements: Caribbean slavery in the Scottish consciousness, 1750-1834'.

He was supervised by Dr Catherine Jones and Professor Patience Schell, University of Aberdeen, and Dr Ralph McLean and Robert Betteridge, National Library of Scotland. (Scottish Cultural Heritage Consortium). PhD completed successfully.

From 2016 to 2022, Sarah, Archives and Manuscripts, National Library of Scotland, researched, 'Divergent politics: A re-examination of the Scottish political landscape during the Second World War'. Sarah was supervised by Professor Ewen Cameron and Dr Robert Crowcroft, Edinburgh University. PhD completed successfully.

From 2017 to 2022, Rachel researched 'Engineering "Modern" Scotland: The Stevenson maps and plans and Scotland's built infrastructure, c.1800–c.1900', supervised by Professor Charles Withers, University of Edinburgh. Chris Fleet and Alison Metcalfe, National Library of Scotland. (Scottish Cultural Heritage Consortium). PhD completed successfully.

From 2016 to 2021, Naomi conducted her research in 'Sound archiving and traditional song transmission in Scotland: exploring a confluence of practice'. She was supervised by Professor Mairead Nic Craith and Prof Ullrich Kochel, Heriot Watt University, Alistair Bell, National Library of Scotland, and Dr Hugh Hagan, National Records Scotland. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and Scottish Cultural Heritage Consortium. PhD completed successfully.

From 2016 to 2020, Alex researched 'Testing the limits of the "hard man" in film: Masculinity and male health behaviour in Scotland's public health films 1934-2000', supervised by Professor Karen Lury, Glasgow University, Dr Emma Newlands, Strathclyde University, and Dr Emily Munro, Moving Image Archive, National Library of Scotland (ARCS funded). From 2016. PhD completed successfully.