Category Archives: alcohol

Drinking Habits of the Academic

Posted on 25 February 2016 by Athene Donald

Do we, poor misguided academics drink too much? I am sure many of us could do with drinking less but I was surprised to see the Guardian’s Academics Anonymous complaining that Russell group universities ply everyone with too much alcohol. … Continue reading →

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Old Nutt’s new fangled Ale

Posted on 29 November 2013 by Philip Strange

Deck the hall with boughs of holly Fa la la la la la la la la ‘Tis the season to be jolly Fa la la la la la la la la Christmas may still be several weeks away but there’s … Continue reading →

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Dangling conversations

Posted on 21 October 2011 by Steve Caplan

“So, is this your first time in Omaha?” I recently blogged about feeling isolated as a scientist in my field here in the windy plains of Nebraska. One way to try and mitigate this feeling is to invite guest speakers … Continue reading →

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