Postgraduate research students

Ningning Song

ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0009-0008-1709-090X

Research title: Creative Practice as Research: Exploring Storytelling With Virtual Reality In 360-Degrees Documentary

Research Summary

Ms Ningning Song is a PhD student in Film and Television Studies, University of Glasgow.
 
Ningning's primary research interests centre on the intersection of documentary film studies, virtual reality studies, and film practice. Her ongoing doctoral research examines trauma storytelling in 360-degree cinematic virtual reality (CVR) documentary.

Supervisors

Grants

  • The China Scholarship Council CSC-Glasgow Channel PhD Scholarship, 2022-2026
  • The ARDIN Emerging Scholars Academy/ICIDS Doctoral Consortium (DC) Scholarship, 2025
  • Research Support Award, 2025
  • Semi-Finalist of The Sweden Film Awards- VR film The Road to Yesterday, 2025
  • Official Selection of Luleå International Film Festival- VR film The Road to Yesterday, 2025
  • Official Selection of London Global Film Awards- Documentary Red Coral, 2024
  • An Honorable Mention of The St Andrews Film Festival - Documentary Red Coral, 2021
  • Official Selection of Laceno d'oro International Film Festival - Documentary Red Coral, 2021
  • Special Awards of Looking China Youth Film Festival- Documentary Early Summer, 2018

Conferences

  • Presenter at the 18th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling (ICIDS), Malta, 2025
  • Presenter at the 2025 BAFTSS Conference, University of Warwick, Warwick, UK, 2025
  • Presenter at Conference Chimeras: Text/Image History, Transformations and Future, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK, 2025

Teaching

Ningning served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) in Film and Television Studies, supporting the Level 2 Screen Experiences module in Semester 2 (2023–2024).