Category Archives: Teaching

In which we fall

Posted on 6 November 2022 by Jennifer Rohn

Fireworks crackle in the darkness: yesterday’s Bonfire Night stretching to fill the entire weekend. The torrential rains have given way to an almost full moon, glowing cold-silver in the eastern sky. November is always a positive month, with the cosiness … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in academia, Domestic bliss, Gardening, Joshua, Research, staring into the abyss, students, Teaching, The profession of science, work-life balance | Comments Off on In which we fall

In which pandemic storm clouds gather – again

Posted on 12 December 2021 by Jennifer Rohn

A number of months have slipped past since I last wrote here, two seasons under the bridge as my ramped-up academic life has consumed most of my free time. Then, it was the height of optimistic summer; now, the year … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in academia, Domestic bliss, Epidemics, Teaching, The profession of science, work-life balance | Comments Off on In which pandemic storm clouds gather – again

In which summers shrink

Posted on 27 June 2021 by Jennifer Rohn

Academics talk nostalgically about rosy-tinted times of yore when summers meant a lull in lecturing duties. The months would unfold before you, a vast landscape of research possibilities. It was a time to write papers, craft grants, catch up with … Continue reading →

Posted in academia, careers, Nostalgia, Research, students, Teaching, The ageing process, The profession of science | Comments Off on In which summers shrink

In which we venture out

Posted on 25 May 2020 by Jennifer Rohn

We are poised on the edge. As the world teeters between spring and summer, cloaked in lush green and bursting into flower, there is a sense that our pandemic lockdown is coming to an end. Not all at once, of … Continue reading →

Posted in academia, Domestic bliss, Joshua, Teaching, work-life balance | Comments Off on In which we venture out

In which we home-school science: introducing #HomeSci, a social media experiment

Posted on 20 March 2020 by Jennifer Rohn

Joshua channeling his inner boffin at dress-up time From this coming Monday in the United Kingdom, all schools are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This means that many parents will be working from home and looking after their children … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic bliss, Joshua, Research, Scientific method, Teaching | Comments Off on In which we home-school science: introducing #HomeSci, a social media experiment

In which I assess

Posted on 21 May 2019 by Jennifer Rohn

There’s plenty more where that came from It’s that time of year – piles of booklets appearing on my desk faster than I can clear them out. Baffling handwriting, detailed rubrics, Excel spreadsheets, moderation sessions, similarity scores, pens of many … Continue reading →

Posted in academia, students, Teaching, The profession of science | Comments Off on In which I assess

In which we find out how

Posted on 9 April 2019 by Jennifer Rohn

Science in your pyjamas: bliss What’s the youngest a person can be exposed to science in a meaningful way? Loyal readers will know that I’ve pondered this question before, especially since becoming a mother. The other day a colleague told … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic bliss, Joshua, Scientific thinking, students, Teaching | Comments Off on In which we find out how

In which age is no impediment to scientific discourse

Posted on 13 March 2018 by Jennifer Rohn

Joshua has had quite a few vaccinations in his four-and-a-half years – the usual routine inoculations for standard childhood illnesses and a couple (chicken pox and meningitis B) that are not on the NHS menu. The last time I took … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic bliss, Joshua, students, Teaching | Comments Off on In which age is no impediment to scientific discourse

In which life slips past

Posted on 12 October 2017 by Jennifer Rohn

Time is passing. My baby son has somehow turned four years old, and a very significant birthday approaches in a month’s time for me as well. Birthday Boy The seasons are changing.

Posted in academia, Domestic bliss, Gardening, Teaching, The profession of science, Work/life balance | Comments Off on In which life slips past

BAMEed: the voices of the people

Posted on 25 June 2017 by Stephen

At the beginning of June I attended the first BAMEed conference. It was an unexpectedly memorable and inspiring occasion. Final panel discussion at #BAMEed2017 Though billed as an “unconference” – the sort of self-disorganising gathering popular among millennials of which old … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching | Comments Off on BAMEed: the voices of the people