Monthly Archives: May 2007

The eight types of graduate student

Posted on 16 May, 2007 by

Not my words but an article from The Guardian that I thought was pretty good. Like the author I think I am also probably no 6 with a touch of 2. Why are we postgrads here? Well, for lots of … Continue reading →

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Hell is where good people are sent to mark 1st year essays.

Posted on 14 May, 2007 by

I would like to say for the record that ‘marking sucks’. Official. I’m faced with a pile of first year reading logs, plus assignments for two other modules I teach on, and am slowly loosing the will to live. There … Continue reading →

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Stop. Transfer time!

Posted on 12 May, 2007 by

Transfer time is a bit like ‘Hammer Time’ – remember he of the peculiar pyjama pants, and nifty running man dance moves? As is usual with per her ders I am registered as an MPhil. I have been working on … Continue reading →

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Shaking my arse with ‘The Others’

Posted on 8 May, 2007 by

Last week I joined the long suffering b.f, and some of his work colleagues on a music industry jolly to the launch of Groove Armada’s new album. I have been to this type of event before (actually a younger, pre-PhD … Continue reading →

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