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Awards and Recognition My PhD Studies News and Announcements

Passed, with minor corrections

3 March 20192 June 2021 Frances Ryan

I am very pleased and extremely relieved to be able to (finally!) announce that I have passed my PhD viva – and with only minor corrections! This good news comes after more than five years of hard work and emotional

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My thesis: Submitted!

1 November 201830 May 2021 Frances Ryan

And with that, I have submitted my PhD thesis for examination and thesis season is over! The last few days have been spent finishing up my thesis, all so that I could submit it on Halloween (success!). That included finishing

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My thesis: The discussion

15 October 201830 May 2021 Frances Ryan

The last of my “big” thesis chapters has finally been added to my master thesis document and that means that thesis season is really nearing the end now! This latest chapter is probably one of the most important ones, too.

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Applying for the next phase

20 April 201830 May 2021 Frances Ryan

I submitted my first post-PhD life job application today, which I am counting as a milestone moment (hence the celebratory bubbles illustrating this post). The application is for a lecturer post at a Scottish university which would incorporate elements from

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ISIC 2016: Zadar

30 September 201611 June 2021 Frances Ryan

I spent last week in Zadar, Croatia for the ISIC: The Information Behaviour Conference. It was my first time travelling internationally for a conference – and my first time in Croatia – but my second time attending an ISIC conference. The pre-conference doctoral workshop

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Another year closer

16 November 201526 May 2021 Frances Ryan

Note: This post was originally shared on my personal blog. As such, it is a bit more touchy-feeling than you would expect. But, as I am researching online information and personal reputation, I suppose it’s a good example of how

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A successful RD6 review

11 September 201530 May 2021 Frances Ryan

I had my RD6 review meeting last week, and am very pleased to say that it went very well. The RD6 review is a six-month review as part of Edinburgh Napier University’s research degree framework. It is part of the

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Presenting a paper: Assessing the available and accessible evidence

28 June 201525 May 2021 Frances Ryan

I spent the past week in Aberdeen* for academic conferences. It was a great experience that allowed me to meet with other information science academics and to present some of my research. And, importantly, it was an opportunity for me

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Provisional wins: Abstracts, bursaries, and conferences

17 March 201511 June 2021 Frances Ryan

I received an email today that gave me a bit of a confidence boost, so I thought it was time I (finally!) share a couple of happy PhD accomplishments. I should have shared some of this earlier, but I was

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A slightly confident step forward

5 March 201525 May 2021 Frances Ryan

Yesterday was my RD6 review meeting, and I am pleased to say that it left me feeling confident about the next stages of my PhD. Or at least, it made me feel as if I’m starting to find my bearings.

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Official status: PhD student

10 February 201525 June 2021 Frances Ryan

I am pleased to (finally!) be able to say that I am officially a PhD student. That might sound a little strange to those who know I began my studies more than a year ago, but the way things work

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A Woman of STEM!

16 October 201414 June 2021 Frances Ryan

Tuesday was Ada Lovelace Day, an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), and as part of the celebration, I attended a dinner hosted by Equate Scotland and Edinburgh Napier University. [Note: Click here

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Meet Frances (She/Her)

I am Frances Ryan (She/Her), a university lecturer based in Central Scotland. My research focuses on information sharing and use in online environments, especially as it relates to everyday life and “lived” or real-world experiences.

This blog is about my academic life including research and teaching activities, conferences and events, publications, milestones of note, and more.

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  • Librarians as Proxies: An exploratory study on the digital proxy practices of librarians
  • Published in Information Research: Social Media by Proxy: how older adults work within their ‘social networks’ to engage with social media
  • Research survey: Managing PKD with e-Health tools and online information sources
  • Published in Data & Policy: From transparency to accountability of intelligent systems: Moving beyond aspirations
  • e-Health tools and online information: Investigating self-management of PKD
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