Daily Archives: 9 August 2012

On target

Posted on 9 August 2012 by rpg

I settle, relaxing all my muscles: feet to legs to bum to back to arms. I’m essentially slumped. A bit of pain in my left hand: that’s not quite right. Perhaps I just have to get used to it.

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August 4 – Mountsberg Raptor Centre

Posted on 9 August 2012 by Richard Wintle

Look what I see – the brand-new, shiny Occam’s Corner, with an inaugural post by Stephen. Well done Occam’s Crew and colleagues at the Guardian for making this happen. Right, that’s that out of the way. Now, on to a … Continue reading →

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Here goes something: Occam’s Typewriter cornered

Posted on 9 August 2012 by Stephen

Well this is nice. Today Occam’s Typewriter opens a new cornershop, so to speak, at the Guardian. For me, this closes a social media circle that started over four years ago because I can trace my entry to the scientific … Continue reading →

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Occam’s Corner

Posted on 9 August 2012 by rpg

After what seems like months of waiting and negotiating (Ed: seems like? It is months), we are pleased to announce that the crew of Occam’s Typewriter will, in addition to their writings, ramblings and ravings here, also be contributing to … Continue reading →

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Staffing Matters

Posted on 9 August 2012 by Athene Donald

How good are Universities as places of employment? The THE ran a couple of stories last week, headed ‘higher education staffing’, looking at the age distribution of academic staff, and the gender pay gap. I don’t think either of these … Continue reading →

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