After completing my education thesis and defending it early in the year, the chance to reflect and celebrate at graduation had come around. I made the decision several years before to undertake a PhD in education at the University of Huddersfield, to learn more about educational theory and support my pedagogical practice. Whilst, it is important to be in an expert in your subject area, being able to educate and transfer learning in an effective manner is also important. Learning more about education also supported and led me to develop my research focus in entrepreneurship education, allowing me to bring two of my research interests together. I was thankful to receive support and funding from a State Department Professional Development Fellowship to help make studying the program a reality.
The graduation ceremony was held on campus in St. Paul’s Hall and my wife and parents attended with me. The event was short and uplifting and offered a final chance to explore Huddersfield, a town which I had never visited before I started studying on the program. But over the course of the last couple of years I had become increasingly familiar with the town and have developed an affinity with many of its quirks and venues.
Robin Bell 