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Tag Archives: academic
An award-winning Australian and pelicans (Rousse)
On the bus back to the airport at the end of the conference, the organisers informed us that there would be an award for the most friendly delegate. From the looks on their faces, I guessed that everyone felt the … Continue reading
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Tagged conference, beach, sea, sand, bus, award, academic, prize, Australian, pelican
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A Mexican double life (Rousse)
I spotted the black notebook lying in a side street of run-down terraced houses. Curious as to their contents, I picked it up from the gutter to take a look. There on the first page my childhood home address stood … Continue reading
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Tagged academic, address, career, file, handwriting, illusion, Mexico, notebook, sound
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Ian Rankin lends a hand to highland housewarming party (Rousse)
Ian Rankin was amongst the guests invited by JS to view her new highland holiday home. In the vast sitting room he showed me a collection of cheap, mass produced porcelain deer figurines. He explained that these ornaments were very … Continue reading
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Tagged academic, cardigan, cottage, deer, figurine, highland, housewarming, Ian Rankin, mohair, red, University of Edinburgh
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Lazy academics unworthy of titles (Rousse)
I waited patiently in my gown for my turn to cross the stage – but the ceremony ended without an invitation to mount the steps. A member of Human Resources staff eventually told me that the Principal and Dean had … Continue reading
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Tagged academic, dean, emeritus, gown, human resources, lazy, Principal, professor, stage, title
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An unprofessional conference chair (Rousse)
The keynote speaker – Professor EG from Berlin – was so excited to see me that she stretched out her hand and brushed my arm. I recoiled in horror. How could she be unaware that we were still social distancing … Continue reading
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Tagged academic, chair, conference, German, keynote, speaker, unprofessional
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Dreamers reunite in London love nest (Rousse)
Several academics associated with the EPSRC’s Digital Economy theme were milling around Heathrow airport, including JB, MC, and PE (who happened to have recently appointed one of my PhD graduates in a Research Fellow role). They all greeted me on … Continue reading
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Tagged academic, airport, digital economy, dreamer, EPSRC, Heathrow, husband, Scotland
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Secret agent Rousse
My new job title was ‘Secret agent’, and my first task to decipher the coded instructions that detailed my contract. TPR was also appointed at the same time. Our cover story was that we were academics who worked in a … Continue reading
All migrate to Aberdeen (Rousse)
I visited Aberdeen as part of preparations for my job move at the start of the new academic year. Including other staff, AM introduced me to the departmental chickens. I looked forward to tending a coop of my own as … Continue reading
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Tagged Aberdeen, academic, accommodation, chicken, job, move
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Dreamaticus fame draws in the fans (Rousse)
‘Oh yes, I read that on Dreamaticus this morning’ I overheard AN say. I couldn’t wait to tell Belle that senior academics start their day by browsing our famed dream blog.
David Tennant depressed (Rousse)
David Tennant was amongst the great and good brought together by the UK research councils to serve on the horizon-scanning committee. I guessed that he was qualified to join the academics and industry futurists thanks to his experience of time … Continue reading
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Tagged academic, autograph, David, David Tennant, depressed, Dr Who, futurist, health, IKEA, mental, Tennant
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