Rebekah Ward

Obstacles in the PhD journey - and how to get back on track.

Perhaps attending four conferences in the same month at the end of an exhausting year wasn't the best idea...

Updates on the progress of my database

The WWI catchcry that's relevant in 2020.

How do you plan a conference during a pandemic? Use a whale mascot.

Reminiscences about my first international conference.

Finishing the first stage of archival research at the Library

Reflections on passing a PhD milestone via Zoom

The closure of the State Library due to COVID-19 disrupted my archival research but it also presented some unexpected opportunities.

The first weeks of my PhD were marked by a record-breaking flood and then a global pandemic.

At the start of my PhD I spent some time with my archive to assess the potential scope of my project.

How I ended up in a PhD at Western Sydney University