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were held on Zoom to support the work of postgraduate research students and that of their supervisors and administrators in the departments, including an information session on M.Phil. upgrade procedures, doctoral examination, and the process flow for course and programme proposals; a research seminar entitled “Connecting Philosophy with Research Production”, by Prof. Lawrence Bamikole, Professor of Value Philosophy from the Department of Language Linguistics and Philosophy; a session focussing on strategies for reading/engaging with scholarly texts, by the Deputy Dean for Graduate Matters. An M.Phil./Ph.D. taskforce was constituted for the academic year with leadership drawn from among postgraduate students in different departments. Activities of the task force included a session “Sip and Write: The Literature Review” on 4 November 2022, facilitated by Dr. Aisha Spencer of the School of Education, which was attended by approximately 30 students; the launch of a new initiative entitled “Ignite Sessions: Research in Progress”, to create a space for research students to meet to offer peer support, critique, and share ideas; and the creation of a WhatsApp group to facilitate communication among students. The Faculty’s first Postgraduate Networking Cocktail Event was held 25 Novem- ber 2022 under the theme “The Limitless Road to Success”, with speakers Natalee Murray, health and wellness coach, and Jeffrey Azan, transformational speaker and businessman. At the event, postgraduate students were highlighted who had published papers, presented at conferences, and upgraded their registration to PhD during the Academic Year 2021–2022. Three FHE postgraduate students received scholarship awards for the 2022/23 academic year: Awardee Degree programme Margaret Downer-Messias Ph.D. Theology Brittany Forsyth M.Phil. Communication Studies Shanique Taylor M.Phil. Linguistics Several students were successful in their doctoral examinations: • Dr. Kirt Henry, Ph.D. Cultural Studies, with High Commendation; thesis enti- tled “Spiritual Assemblages: Revival, Dress, Ritual and Power”. • Dr. Kamla Anderson, Ph.D. Education, with High Commendation; thesis enti- tled “Examining ICT integration in the Grade Seven curriculum of Mathe- matics, English Language, and Integrated Science at three secondary schools in Kingston & St.Andrew”. • Dr. Jacqueline Chen, Ph.D. Teacher Education; thesis entitled “An exploration of the lived first year experiences of five early childhood teachers in Jamaica: A phenomenological study”.
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