Abigail Robertson is currently a PhD student in Medieval Studies at the University of New Mexico whose research interests revolve around the role gender and “nationality” play within interpersonal and structural secular and religious dynamics in the Anglo-Saxon and greater medieval worlds and how writings concerning these bodies create a broader narrative. She tweets @AGRobertson.

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Want to get a real insight into what it’s like to do a PhD? We have invited PhD students at various stages of their PhD and locations to film themselves over a month and share their videos with you. Follow the jobs.ac.uk PhD vlogging series as our vloggers cover everything from starting a PhD, moving abroad to do a PhD, finding funding opportunities to viva preparation and finding your first academic job. If you want to try vlogging yourself you can watch our tips video. Please share these vlogs on social media and tell us what you think on Twitter using the hashtag #PhDvlog and @jobsacuk