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Jim Hulbert

Jim Hulbert (he/ him) is a first year History PhD student at the University of Leicester, looking at frontier colonial violence in the British Empire through a comparative perspective. Follow Jim on Twitter: @Jim_Hulbert

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Travelling, Working, And Returning To Academia

A former history MA graduate, Jim Hulbert, recounts how he went from traveling to working, and returning to academia. After some years of working, he decided to pursue a PhD, a journey that was jumpstarted during the COVID-19 pandemic when he was furloughed from work.

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