February 2025 round-up

February was birthday month . And flu month. And full-on teaching month. And start of new projects month. Unfortunately, fitness and blogging took a back seat. Alas, you can't have everything. I am swimming in the rain... Research The month started with a meeting at the hotel that is the focus of the paper "Stakeholders … Continue reading February 2025 round-up

January 2025 round-up

January wasn’t bad! While it was disappointing to get rejected for a grant and it is sad that some people close to me are going through a tough time, I also managed to get clarity on some work priorities. Plus, I noticed marked improvement on my knee injury. I even decided to go back to … Continue reading January 2025 round-up

December 2024 round-up

December was a bit of a whirlwind given the end of semester tasks and everybody trying to squeeze in closure on various issues before the festive season. I was actually supposed to go to Bangkok for a conference but had to cancel because of spending cuts in universities. While that was disappointing, staying in the … Continue reading December 2024 round-up

Musical diary 2024

Throughout the past 52 weeks, I have added a total of 33 tunes to a playlist that constitutes the soundtrack of my year. The first three were from a car journey which was, in a way, a trip to both the past and the future. Tracks 8, 9 and 19 were from movies that I … Continue reading Musical diary 2024

November 2024 round-up

The month started really well. The announcement that I got the ethics position was exciting. However, it ended terribly with the announcement that Sussex is chopping 300 jobs. I am trying not to worry unnecessarily, but… it’s hard to focus on starting new projects and building things up when things are so grim everywhere you look. … Continue reading November 2024 round-up

From Writing Assistant to Teaching Tool: My Experience, so far, Using NotebookLM

Recently, I had discussions with a couple of people about NotebookLM: our experiences of using it, and the main pros and cons that we had identified, thus far. I have captured some of my thoughts, here, and would be interested to hear about your experiences, too. NotebookLM is tool developed by Google and powered by … Continue reading From Writing Assistant to Teaching Tool: My Experience, so far, Using NotebookLM

October 2024 round-up

October brought some beautiful sunsets, the last flowers from my garden, lots of leaves on the sidewalk, a concert with the family and, possibly, the last outdoor swim of the year. I started doing physio and my knee is already feeling better. I am grateful for a job that allowed me to accompany Child 1 … Continue reading October 2024 round-up

September 2024 round-up

September was all about going back to schedules and routines, and I have to say that that felt really good. Funnily enough, there’s less fretting about when to do x, when there is less freedom about when x can happen. Plus, September brings (to me) a renewed sense of energy. Maybe it’s the perspective of … Continue reading September 2024 round-up

August 2024 round-up

August was definitely better than the last couple of months: we put our things into storage and headed to Portugal, while the “new” house was being redecorated. There were a few niggles with the move into the new house, but most boxes are now empty, and life is slowly returning to normal. Research The main … Continue reading August 2024 round-up

June 2024 round-up

June was hard. We need to move houses (yes, again!), and spent a lot of time trying to find and, then, secure, a new place to move into. But, unfortunately, that fell through at the end of the month. So we are back to square one… except with a lot more stress. I also picked … Continue reading June 2024 round-up