Student testimonials

The Centre for Gender History is proud to count 27 graduates, 12 of whom are currently doing a PhD (9 at Glasgow).  

Other graduates are now in the following sectors: heritage, teachers, vountary sector funding, civil service supply chain.

Postgraduate Studies

A group of students walking through the University campus
A group of students walking through the University campus

Jessica Albrecht, PhD student at University of Heidelberg:

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 15:12:00 GMT

' I use theories and methods I learned in the MSc Gender History to see, together with my students, if this enables us to re-view the history of religion.'

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Iona Baker, PhD student at the University of Glasgow:

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 15:08:00 GMT

'The experience of being a class with students whose research interests largely revolved around gender but were otherwise diverse in terms of theme, period, and methodological approach was rewarding.'

Students enjoying a coffee in the Gilchrist postgraduate club
Students enjoying a coffee in the Gilchrist postgraduate club

Vanessa Cook, PhD student at the University of Glasgow:

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 15:10:00 GMT

'As a PhD student who continued on in the centre for gender history at Glasgow University, I cannot recommend the gender history MSc enough.'

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Hamilton, Mairi 700x300

Mairi Hamilton, PhD student at the University of Glasgow

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 15:03:00 GMT

'I believe the course was excellent preparation for undertaking doctoral research and it provided a foundational knowledge and skillset I have continued to build on in subsequent years.'

McEwan, Anna
McEwan, Anna

Anna McEwan, PhD student at the University of Glasgow

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 15:06:00 GMT

'The classes were genuinely enjoyable; they felt like more of a roundtable discussion with peers. It was truly a privilege to be taught by some of the most accomplished gender historians in the field,'

Students in a lecture
Students in a lecture

Thomas Wroblewski, PhD student at the University of Manchester:

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 15:09:00 GMT

'Not only was my MSc integral to my application and funding success for the PhD, it has contributed to my methodological thinking and enhanced my doctoral studies'

Yoken, Hannah
Yoken, Hannah

Hannah Yoken, PhD student at the University of Glasgow:

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 15:04:00 GMT

'What made my experience of the MSc especially rewarding were the close social and professional ties formed during the course.'

The UofG sign in a quadrangle during graduation

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