Job announcements (plural)…

Hello 2019! It’s good to meet you on this very frosty morning. Coffee in hand (a favourite Fixie blend from … More

‘The Research Catalogue: Publishing Art in Academia’ by Henk Borgdorff

Another day in academia with my ECR (early career researcher) hat on. Another acronym and role for wordgirl’s existence. This … More

MEd Academic Practice – My (Open) Reflections 6

Time for more Technology Enhanced Learning and Teaching module (as part of the MED in Academic Practice I’m studying) where pre-session … More

MEd Academic Practice – Curriculum Design 3 (a pinch reflective)

This blog post comes a little late…well, most of my blog posts are at the moment. Let’s just say my … More

MEd Academic Practice – My (Lazy) Reflections 2

I write this blog post from my sofa, blanket and hot tea warmth engulfed by my woollen Japanese house coat. I’m … More

Coming Up! The 8th CCVA Annual Conference – Transdisciplinary China: Research in Practice

A little information on The 8th Annual CCVA conference that I have co-organised, taking place on 22 October 2015 in Birmingham, UK. On … More

Hong Kong 2015 – The “seasoned dancer” of M+? Here’s to Lars Nittve…

Time to get back to blogging about my recent month-long research trip to Asia – Hong Kong, Taiwan and China. … More

Research Networking Lab 3 – Culture, Capital & Communication: Visualising Chinese Borders (CCC-VCB)

The main reason I have (been lucky enough to) come to Asia, is for the continuing AHRC funded project ‘Culture, Capital … More

VISA-gate (Marsden to Ai Weiwei) – 25 days in Asia

It’s time to return to Asia in nine days time and I can’t wait. In nine days?! I’ve still got … More

‘Pedagogies, Practitioners and Identities’ – Education Conference at BCU, Birmingham

This Autumn, I’ll be starting (well, continuing) a Masters of Education in Academic Practice in Higher Education) at BCU, the same … More