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I don't entirely understand how this year is passing so quickly, but it's time for the monthly 1SE video again already. We're on holiday now until 10th August.

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Somehow I have failed to post since 10th June, despite having posts written after the last weekly roundup. Life has been a bit stressful lately for a number of reasons but it is getting a little better now. The summer holidays are less than a month away, for both the children and for us.

Following on from my last post, here is Google's mapping of my travel itinerary last month.


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Wow, I forgot to post this for a long time. I blame the excessive work-related travel (the Canaries, India) followed by interviews, a two-day workshop, and marking.

1. Are you happy with your current line of work? What do you like/don't like about it?

Ha. Hahaha. I mean, that is a hell of a question. My line of work is the main subject of my locked entries, which are basically a long paean of the many and varied feelings I have about it. The architecture of academia is hugely problematic. I have never been so ( Read more... )

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April has the usual dose of cats and children, plus a glimpse of the new car (Bogdan the Duster) and a conference in Vienna.

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As usual, the cats feature heavily. Not much travel in this one except at the very end. One big highlight for me is my masters students disassembling and re-assembling a sounding rocket experiment in the CubeSat facility.

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I made my 1SE for February and then forgot to post it here, although I did circulate to friends and family. Includes my trip to the USA to see my parents and other relatives, a weekend in Wales and a couple of trips to London and Birmingham, as well the usual cats and children. Watching this, last month looks a lot calmer than it was to live

1. Have you ever been the president of anything?

Not exactly. I’ve been the chair of committees in an academic context, that’s it.

2. What do you think is the most important leadership trait?I think it's a pair of traits: Having a clear strategic vision and conveying it to followers, and being prepared for the inevitable disappointment when it ( Read more... )

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I made this and then forgot to post it. Features a lot of canal walks and cats ( Read more... )