Let me count the ways.
A late night in the offing in SW19 tonight: Andy Murray slugging it out under the roof at Wimbledon as the rain falls elsewhere. It wasn't like that last night as I strolled along the South Bank under a crimson sunset, glinting off the London Eye ...
In response to Eli Pariser and online 'filter bubbles'.
In The Observer on Sunday 12 June, Eli Pariser sets out a vision of the web which is heavily influenced by the information we submit each time we visit a site, carry out a Google search and otherwise give away a little bit more of ourselves and ou...
Participation, engagement, identity and employment.
The module system that underpins Edinburgh Napier's courses has strengths and weaknesses: it facilitates the breadth of topics our students cover and enables us to develop a range of single and joint honours programmes; but it also fragments the u...
Lessons from Holland.
When I was out in Breda I did my best to use 'the Netherlands' when talking about the country I was in. Holland is part of the Netherlands, not all of it, yet the man on the Clapham omnibus tends to use the words interchangeably. I asked for a loc...
Edinburgh Festivals' far-reaching impact revealed
video platform video management video solutions video player via festivalsedinburgh.com Edinburgh has the best evaluated festivals: yesterday saw the publication of a major impact assessment report on Edinburgh's twelve main festivals (those who m...
Parallel discussions.
Another week and another slew of podcasts down the wires from the RSA. Of note to me recently has been the discussions that focus on some of my favourite themes, yet apply them to subjects other than events. Two of note have been:Loyd Grossman et ...
Re-engaging with my research plans.
I've been starting to get back into the PhD mindset of late. Much as I've enjoyed a lot of the marking I've been doing of late it's refreshing to be able to think creatively for a while: retaining a critical approach, but being less judgemental. M...
Tea's up.
A few years ago, when I was young and carefree, I contributed to a blog managed by my good friend Richard. My postings were rare, sporadic and rarely touched the standard he set on an almost daily basis. I urge you to have a look, it's called The ...
Breda, day 3: collaborations and communities
Day three of three and perhaps the most mixed of my April trip to Breda. I was pressed into service for a couple more classes: students studying International Leisure Management, a course predominantly taught in Dutch. These were smaller groups an...
Got red hair? Head to Roodharigen in Breda!
Breda clearly has the best festival in the world for anyone interested in red hair. From the simple premise that not many people in the Netherlands have red hair comes an event to celebrate the lucky few. The website is http://www.roodharigen.nl/ ...