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Tag Archives: student
Outdoors investment advice (Rousse)
My mother-in-law stood at the top of the grassy slope, dishing out investment advice in a very loud voice. Meanwhile, in the distance, I could see my former colleagues holding their Wednesday afternoon research meeting. At the conclusion of the … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, colleagues, grass, ignore, interruption, investment, meeting, mother-in-law, outdoors, PhD, slope, student
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University selection criteria (Rousse)
The prospective student from Stockton-on-Tees visited campus with his mother, grandmother, and aunts. He stated that he wanted to study Physics. Since we did not offer a degree in this subject, I started ‘selling’ Computing and Engineering, highlighting that two … Continue reading
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Tagged campus, choir, Christmas, computing, concert, criteria, physics, professors, selection, sing, Stockton, Stockton-on-Tees, student, university
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Finals fear (Rousse)
Two years later than expected – due to treatment for breast cancer – I was due to take my finals. However, I had not read the set texts, did not know the exam time or venue, the paper format was … Continue reading
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Tagged breast, cancer, exam, fear, finals, paper, PhD, student
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Opportunities for direct entry students (Rousse)
My former colleagues SC and LM sat with us at the dinner table. SC mentioned an opportunity that I thought would interest direct entry students. When I contributed this idea to the discussion, SC gave me a dirty look and … Continue reading
A dance and a devil in the dark (Rousse)
Although we shared the same living space, our marriage was over, and TPR couldn’t care less if I went home with a strange man after the dance. My ‘man’ wasn’t that strange, although it had to be said that his … Continue reading
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Tagged dance, dark, devil, Dublin Street, Edinburgh, hill, loch, marriage, student, TPR
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Fun and games with trains (Rousse)
I needed to reach Liverpool by 13:15 for a meeting. At 12:30 I jumped on the first train that I saw at Edinburgh’s Waverley Station, assuming that it was a London service that called at Leeds. I was right in … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese, Leeds, Liverpool, London, meeting, student, suicide, train
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University fairground attraction with lemon drizzle cake (Rousse)
I panicked when I first arrived at work because I thought that I had forgotten to pack my trousers. It was such a relief to find them at the bottom of my bag, and be able to dress for a … Continue reading
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Tagged adminstrator, assembly, attraction, cabin, fairground, keynote, lemon drizzle cake, motion sickness, office, PhD, professional, services, student, trousers, university, work
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Dreamaticus is unpopular (Rousse)
Three decades after we first met, I came face-to-face with SB-V again. Whereas in the past she had been a willing participant in my work, for example as a placement host for undergraduate students and a visiting speaker on business … Continue reading
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Tagged blond, bob, business, dream, host, information, placement, smile, student
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Working from home less dangerous than office life (Rousse)
My office was the size of a bus shelter. It contained a desk, shower cubicle, and a toilet – plus two other workers. It really was too small for three, and was quite unpleasant whenever any of us used the … Continue reading
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Tagged car, desk, home, kitchen, Mason Hall, office, plate, shower cubicle, smart, student, toilet, truck, University of Birmingham, Vale, washing up, WFH, work
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Climate change and a secret love affair (Rousse)
A rag tag mix of former colleagues and students – including ED, LG, DMcA, and JC of the National Library of Scotland – formed a loose company of actors. We gathered for ‘rehearsals’ in the mews building of my childhood … Continue reading
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Tagged affair, climate change, colleague, exhibition, husband, kiss, love, National Library of Scotland, play, rehearsal, secret, student, TPR
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