Margot's Blog

Standing up in front of a room full of people and telling them about something scientific: I've been doing it for many, many years. When...

I have reached the stage where weekends and evenings belong to work! But I make an exception for Thursday. I allow myself one short working ...

I’d been in the Netherlands for Christmas . And then I applied for the Bangor job . And got it . And had to work hard to finish as much...

When I accepted my current job I pretty much knew that the first term of the new academic year would be devoured by teaching. I was glad I h...

I know I should concentrate on my upcoming lectures, but I get very distracted by dating. A cruise can have such effect! I mentioned already...

I spent half my youth with bandaged ankles. I spent half my adult life in knee braces. I rely heavily on orthopedic insoles. I'm not wor...

I'd spent two consecutive Thursday nights in Benallt mine . The others had spent more than that, as they had started exploring while I w...