Margot's Blog

30 November 2018

The plastic-free vibe comes to North Wales

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Plastic is a big problem. And society is cottoning on; you can see it for instance in the number of students who want to write their dissert...
29 November 2018

Smug arts and crafts

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I drink lots of coffee. Most of that is instant. Quite some of that is decaff . (And I'm not ashamed of it!) If you buy a pot of instant...
28 November 2018

Ladders in the ladderway

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While I had been either digging or staying home, the ThursdayNighters had explored a ladderway we had worked with before (I can't quite ...
27 November 2018

A million Welsh speakers

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 What is a Welsh speaker? It seems that the Welsh Government thinks it's a person who lives in Britain and who considers themselves a We...
25 November 2018

Plasterer and stove trouble

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After I had oiled the ceiling a second time and the plumber had finished I was ready for the plasterer. But the plasterer not for me! He k...
23 November 2018

Office away from the office

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Being in the School of Ocean Sciences has its advantages and disadvantages. One thing that could be either is that we are separate from the ...
21 November 2018

First step towards settled status

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Whatever happens, I should be allowed to stay in the country until December 2020. That's the end of the 'transition period' all ...
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This blog started as a tool to keep my Dutch friends informed on my whereabouts when I moved abroad. It quickly also became an external memory for my own use. It largely failed as a stage for discussions on whatever is worth discussing. And it has become a way of sharing my scientific knowledge with a lay audience. And who knows, it could become even more! And whatever it is you are looking for among all this: welcome.
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