Our research cluster themes are student-led to enable cross-disciplinary dialogue and knowledge exchange beyond immediate research fields.

Queer Studies Cluster

The cluster is designed to bring together students who are working on projects that relate to any aspect of gender, sex and sexuality, or who are looking for a supportive LGBTQIA+ research network. We come from a range of disciplinary and methodological backgrounds and are always welcoming new members.

Cluster lead

  • Sam Godfrey (University of Exeter)

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Death Cluster

The Death Cluster runs events in person and online in which we discuss topics relating to mortality. Lots of academic disciplines touch on death — philosophy, archaeology, biology, medicine — and outside of academia too, death is an ever-present yet often unacknowledged character in our lives. Come and chat with us about how life’s finitude might bring a sense of meaning, and join our film nights for discussion of existential themes found in movies.

Cluster leads

  • Chindilani Andekalithan (University of Southampton)
  • Yasmine De Gruchy (University of Cardiff)

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