Tag Archives: academic

Three-legged dogs in the classroom (Rousse)

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Dreamaticus

The students chose their modules using a manual ‘course sorter’. This was an enormous sectioned white roller blind. The Chinese contingent was extremely disappointed not to be able to select a particular combination of modules. However, this was not my … Continue reading →

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Mystery childhood relic unearthed in Glasgow (Rousse)

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Dreamaticus

SC and I ‘picked up’ the Glasgow University academic just outside Queen Street station. Rather than catch our train back to Edinburgh, we followed him across town to his office, intrigued by an invitation to consult his exercise book. In … Continue reading →

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Paternoster panic and a dreary dance (Rousse)

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Dreamaticus

After scaring myself silly on the library’s open paternoster podium (at the instigation of LM), I followed a student in highland dress to the graduation ball. The latter was a grave disappointment. In a tiny meeting room at the back … Continue reading →

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Red hat disease rife at academic conference (Rousse)

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Dreamaticus

Over the course of the three-day conference I had been allocated three different bedrooms. This was so confusing that I couldn’t remember where I had left my yellow cycling helmet. The situation was more complex now that graduate SG dropped … Continue reading →

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Chatty arts professional protects her left breast (Rousse)

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Dreamaticus

ECM arrived in the basement gallery as I was installing the new exhibition. She took a plastic tub of bright green powder paint and started to mix it so that she could ‘cheer the room up a bit’. When I … Continue reading →

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A thick-ankled waitress (Rousse)

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Dreamaticus

I admired ET as she served everyone in the dining room single-handed. This was a feat in itself, but she did it with so much grace, without a hint that she would consider this demeaning work for someone of her … Continue reading →

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A sham marriage (Rousse)

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Dreamaticus

The others instantly recognised me as an academic. One told me that she had previously considered me a suitable candidate to co-supervise a PhD student with her, even before I confirmed my identity. Encouraged by her enthusiasm for my work, … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: academic

Three-legged dogs in the classroom (Rousse)

Mystery childhood relic unearthed in Glasgow (Rousse)

Paternoster panic and a dreary dance (Rousse)

Red hat disease rife at academic conference (Rousse)

Chatty arts professional protects her left breast (Rousse)

A thick-ankled waitress (Rousse)

A sham marriage (Rousse)

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