The last few months have been a haze of activity and have kept me out of trouble.
First up - I successfully completed the upgrade process, moving me from MLitt to official PhD student status.
Parliament - I made my debut at the House of Commons, speaking as the representative for ESD in Higher Education. Surprised to find that entering the hallowed halls was a bit like going through airport security.
Awards - the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) team, including yours truely, were commended for our education efforts at the Green Gown Awards (courses category - see more here: http://www.sustainabilityexchange.ac.uk/13-courses/1728-green-gown-awards-2013-courses-university-of-bristol-highly-commended-case-study)
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| Me centre holding our commendation from the Green Gown Awards |
Research - I did some more survey work at the Hell-Fire Caves; and took a trip to LAARC to conduct x-ray fluorescence analysis of some bits of glassware related to the Hell-Fire Clubs (pew pew)
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| A sample of the glassware I sampled at LAARC |
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| This is what a sensible academic looks like (#LearningIsFun) |
Conference - attended the Shipwreck Archaeology conference in Plymouth: great chats, papers, and new friends.
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| One of my new friends in Plymouth |
Abby - and stopped by Buckfastleigh Abby on the way back.
Blast from the past - found a bunch of golden oldie childhood toys while at home for Christmas.
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| Pogs! Who remembers pogs! |
Presentations - workshops, posters...too many for any sensible person, but at least one of them had cake.
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| The University understands that its students need cake |
New Brighton - it's a place near Liverpool which is guarded by a demented clown. Be afraid.
BAARS - my home away from home, the #LearningIsFun capital of the world: BAARS (Bristol Archaeology & Anthropology Research Seminar Series).
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| It's all about the post-talk drinks and bonding |
New Years - a fantastic get together of friends. Totally civilised. All photos were burned.
Lecture - with limited teaching this term (good for time contraints) I only had to give a few lectures, one to the visiting Access students on Maritime Archaeology, and the other on the material culture of the Japanese Tea Ceremony.
Social - saw Steel Panther (oh dear, they are a lot to handle), went to a delightful Bristol Real Ale Festival; took a scenic trip to Henley-on-Thames, survived Ragnorak, etc.
Press - I did some more BBC 5Live cover for Win Scutt on Archaeology (Giles Dilnott's "Up All Night"); and was interviewed about the Hell-Fire Cave survey plans by BBC 3Counties, which was also covered by the
Bucks Free Press and the
University in a press release.
Funding - started a crowdfunding project to help get a 3D laser scan of the Hell-Fire Caves done, check it out and support here:
http://wefund.com/project/hell-fire-cave-mapping/p59473/
Phew. Need to get back to my PhD by resolve (again) to update more frequently.
