I know you’ve been wondering how I’m holding up. I’m sure some of you had doubts about the whole project and probably thought that I have long lost the battle and emailing away to my heart’s content. Hold on there!…
Yesterday, I announced on Twitter that I will only write 5 emails a day (#5EmailsADay). Reactions from Twitter friends were positive while acknowledging how challenging it would be. Interestingly, no one asked why I…
I have just returned from the postgraduate retreat that the Social Dimensions of Health Institute organised for our postgraduates and early career research scientists. The location was the wonderful Kindrogan Scottish…
In a recent academic writing chat on Twitter (#acwri) people talked about writing collaboratively. It took me a while to understand what people understood when they said collaborative writing. It seemed like for many,…
Yesterday, I made a good decision. I went to hear a talk given by Catherine Marshall. Why was it a good decision? I will explain. Because although as part of our professional role, we go to many seminars and talks,…
Some of you know that I have been involved in a “Mela” project… Many of you asked, “Mela?!”. Yes, it is a Hindu festival that occurs in many locations in India.. The one that we go to is in Allahabad and called Prayag…
On Wednesday 20th, I took the 7:52 train to Glasgow from Dundee to get to the conference and despite my best attempts I arrived at 9:30 as Sir Harry Burns was about to finish off his opening remarks.. My entry into the…
Yes, I joined the blogging world.. A tad too late you’d say.. I know. I know… What can I say? Better late than never. There are several things I want to achieve by doing a blog. Firstly, I want to get into the habit of…
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University of St Andrews and University of Dundee are organising a mini-symposium on Health and Cultural context sponsored by ESRC. The date is June 21st. I will soon post the programme and the registration form. Get…