Moomintroll of science, cleanroom dweller, bunny whisperer and equine enthusiast. Reaching for PhD with the help of @CDT_PIADS and @KNTnano. Views are my own.
Really enjoyed sharing an industry perspective to Lanark Grammar pupils as part of @UofGEngineering outreach. Wish I had more guidance at their age - anything I can do to give something that could be helpful is a privilege 💪🏻😊 @CDT_PIADS @UofGSciEngGrads
Things I never realised would feature so heavily in a career in academia:
• Doodle polls
• Gantt charts
• Writing to-do lists on mini whiteboards
• JISC mailing lists
• Expenses claim forms
• Laminated name badges
• University sandwiches
• Room booking systems
• Twitter
According to biologists, the function of zebras' stripes is to ward off insects. Based on that idea, a team of scientists painted zebra stripes on cows. This reduced the number of biting flies on the cows by more than 50%. https://t.co/rMFgiOIC8M Applied evolutionary biology!
A bit of good news - 2/3 of us want politicians to tone it down. I hope politicians from all sides take note and don’t continue to fight exclusively for the votes of the louder 1/3. We do still live in a predominantly civil country - it’s good to be reminded of this.
We've been teetering on the brink of announcing this for a few weeks, but it's here at last - our shiny new rebrand!
• New designs
• New core range
• New name for our restaurant
• New England IPA*
* probs not actually
More here: https://t.co/zPvIoa2nzj
#design#rebrand