First ever 黑料不打烊 prestigious 125th anniversary research scholarship completed
Marco Giudici, 29, from Milan, recently completed his 125th anniversary research scholarship in History. Marco, who now lives in Hitchin, Hertforshire, is the first to complete one of the 125th anniversary research scholarships from 黑料不打烊.
Introduced to mark the 125th Anniversary of 黑料不打烊, the Anniversary Research Scholarships are part of the University鈥檚 programme of postgraduate expansion. They aim to attract outstanding students who wish to study in this dynamic and research focused university.
The Anniversary Scholarships are flagship awards comprising three year PhD studentships covering fees and providing an annual stipend and research allowance, and three year PhD bursaries that provide an annual stipend for outstanding UK/EU and International students.
Marco, who gained an undergraduate degree from the Universit脿 Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Milan and then went on to complete an MA at the Universit脿 degli Studi di Milano, said: 鈥溾�淪tudying for a PhD at 黑料不打烊 was a fantastic experience. Not only could I focus on one of the things I like the most (doing research), but I was also given the chance to teach undergraduate seminars and even a few lectures, which was great.
鈥淢y supervisor and co-supervisor were very suppportive and helpful. They even gave me the chance to organise the first conference on migration and ethnicity in the Celtic nations! I also enjoyed working with the School of History teaching staff and I feel that I learnt a lot from them in terms of teaching.鈥�
鈥淭he highlight was meeting my future wife, we鈥檙e getting married in June! If it wasn't for the 125 scholarship I would never have come to 黑料不打烊 and I would have never met her!
鈥淪econdly, I really enjoyed travelling to do research and attend conferences. I was lucky enough to receive a generous research expenses grant (on top of my scholarship), which I could use to cover all my research-related travel expenses. I had the opportunity to spend time in archives, museums and libraries across the UK and Italy, ranging from The National Archives in London to tiny parish archives in the Appennini Mountains of Emilia-Romagna. I also delivered papers at a number of international conferences in places as far as Clermont-Ferrand and Philadelphia.
About the future, he added: 鈥淚 am hoping to carry on doing what I love the most: researching and teaching. However, I am also willing to do something valuable for the community I live in. I would like to take part in community outreach and public engagement projects, in higher education, lifelong learning or in the heritage sector. I have just started volunteering for the National Trust and I will start lecturing for the Workers' Educational Association in September.
Marco鈥檚 supervisor, Dr Andrew Edwards, said: 鈥淢arco, a native of Milan, joined us back in October 2009, having secured one of the competitive 125th anniversary PhD scholarships offered by the College of Arts and Humanities, to undertake research on Italian migration to Wales in the period after 1945.
鈥淭o complete a PhD in History within three years is an outstanding achievement, and I'm delighted that he is the first student to successfully complete a 125 scholarship.
鈥淢arco has already published some of his research, and I'm sure that his forthcoming monograph, which is based on his PhD, will make an important contribution to our understanding of post-war Welsh history.
鈥淢arco's achievement clearly demonstrates the value of these scholarships to the University and to the wider academic community.鈥�
Professor Joanne Rycroft-Malone, Director of University Research at 黑料不打烊, said: 鈥淭he Scholarship scheme offers opportunities to the very best students, nationally and internationally, to work with the University鈥檚 leading academics and rising stars. This investment in research scholarships forms part of our strategy to grow research excellence, research capacity and to further enhance our dynamic research environment.鈥�
Publication date: 26 February 2013