Marina Milosheva
Congratulations to Marina Milosheva on her appointment as post-doctoral researcher within the Faculty of Social Sciences (Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology division) at the University of Stirling. Marina joined the University of Stirling on Monday, five weeks after her PhD examiners recommended that Edinburgh Napier University award her doctorate unconditionally (i.e. with no corrections required to her thesis).
In her new role, Marina is working on the Bridge, youth, and mindsport education project. This research is affiliated with the non-profit organisation Bridge: a mindsport for all (BAMSA). This body was formed to support research into the sociology of the card game bridge.
Given the benefits of bridge to young people’s development – for example in developing skills in communication, team work, analysis, and mathematics (such as practical use of percentages and probability), and wider opportunities to meet new people, travel, and take part in competitions – the aims of the project are to:
- transform the image of bridge;
- encourage more young people to play the game;
- ensure that the card game continues to thrive.
Marina will be involved in all aspects of the study. These include project development, stakeholder involvement, data collection and management (including working with community researchers in the USA and Norway), data analysis, research impact, and the dissemination of findings in a variety of formats for different audiences.
For further information about this research, please see the project website, and its presence on Instagram, Twitter, Linkedin, and Facebook.
The collaborative use of career information by young people and career advisers: a thematic content analysis of career counselling records
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