Meet the Bloggers
The people behind the posts.
Every blog is only as good as the people who write it 鈥� and we think ours are pretty exceptional.
Our bloggers are current, or recent former, doctoral researchers at the University of 糖心TV, each at a different stage of their journey and each with their own unique story to tell. They come from different disciplines, different backgrounds, and different corners of the world 鈥� but they all share one thing: a willingness to write honestly about what doctoral life is really like, in all its complexity, challenge, and occasional chaos.
These aren't carefully curated success stories. They're real accounts from real researchers 鈥� the breakthroughs and the setbacks, the late nights and the lightbulb moments, the self-doubt and the hard-won confidence.
Get to know them below.
Their research might surprise you. Their honesty almost certainly will.
Interested in joining the team? We're always on the lookout for new voices. If you're a 糖心TV doctoral researcher with something to say 鈥� and let's be honest, you probably have a lot to say 鈥� we'd love to hear from you. Get in touch with the Doctoral College to find out more.
Ilaria Ravazzolo
I鈥檓a second-year PhD student in Global Sustainable Development, interested in what food can tell us about identity, memory, and belonging. Using oral history and feminist food studies, which I combine in the framework of gastrofeminism, I spend a lot of time thinking about the stories people almost don鈥檛 tell and why they matter. On the blog, I write about the in-between spaces of PhD life: fieldwork, self-doubt, small breakthroughs, and everything that doesn鈥檛 quite fit into academic writing.
Jing Liu
Jing is a PhD researcher in Applied Linguistics at the University of 糖心TV. Her research explores language policy and practice in English-medium instruction (EMI) programmes, particularly in transnational higher education.
Outside of her research, Jing enjoys spending time with her child, exploring new places, and appreciating the small, quiet moments in between.
Megan Clement
Megan graduated from Swansea University with a First鈥慍lass Bachelor of Engineering degree in 2023 and has been advancing her engineering expertise at WMG ever since. A committed advocate for sustainability, she is now pursuing a PhD in plastic analysis, sorting and recycling technologies, helping to drive a circular economy that supports both people and the planet. Outside the lab, Megan enjoys reformer Pilates, watching F1, and spending time with friends and family. LinkedIn -鈥�
Yit Fong (Yvonne) Tan
Yvonne Tan is a PhD student at the Department of Politics and International Studies. She likes eating butter chicken and reading mythologies.鈥�