Category Archives: education

MOOCs: my other online compulsion

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’ve heard a lot about massive open online courses (MOOCs) over the last couple of years, but hadn’t quite got around to trying one until Eva mentioned on Facebook recently that she’d signed up for a communication science course, and … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, career, communication, education, personal, technology, why I love the internet | 7 Comments

Science and society – Vancouver Change Camp 2013

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I have a new post up at Occam’s Corner on the Guardian website today, about how non-scientists can (try to) influence the course of scientific research. As I mentioned over there, the ideas in the post originated and evolved from … Continue reading →

Posted in activism, communication, conferences, education, environment, personal, politics, science, Vancouver | 7 Comments

Fight the Future

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Last Saturday was my second time at Vancouver Change Camp and, just like the first time, it was a day full of very thought-provoking sessions about how ordinary people can change their world for the better. The last event took … Continue reading →

Posted in activism, communication, current affairs, education, environment, personal, politics, Vancouver | 3 Comments

Coach’s corner

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I started writing this as part of a RBO Work Stuff post, but it got way too long so I’m making it into a stand-alone item. I’ll post the rest of the stuff tomorrow… probably… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I’m taking a great … Continue reading →

Posted in career, communication, education, personal | 4 Comments

99% Oblivious

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

One of the podcasts to which I subscribe is called 99% Invisible – “a tiny radio show about design, architecture & the 99% invisible activity that shapes our world.” Each episode covers an aspect of design that someone outside the … Continue reading →

Posted in art, education, nature, personal, photos, silliness, Vancouver | 10 Comments

Retreat to the library

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(I’ve been back from Puerto Rico for a couple of weeks now, but for some reason I’d got it into my head that I had to write a “What I Did On My Vacation” post before I could write anything … Continue reading →

Posted in career, education, food glorious food, personal, silliness, Vancouver | 9 Comments

Useful resources for trainees

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

As part of my new role as the go-to person for everything related to my department’s trainees, I’ve put together a list of resources that I thought some readers might also find useful or interesting. The list is posted at … Continue reading →

Posted in career, communication, education, grant wrangling, publishing, science | 4 Comments

Ask The Blogosphere – how can we help trainees with their studentship & fellowship applications?

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I mentioned in a recent post that part of my job is going to involve specialising in something that I’d previously listed as a long-term career goal. As you’ve probably already guessed from this post’s title, I’m now ready (with … Continue reading →

Posted in career, education, grant wrangling, science | 13 Comments

Whaddya mean “that’s not normal?!”

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

North Yorkshire, circa 1987. A classroom full of nine- and ten-year-olds. An assignment to write a story that involved food. A girl (not the blogger!) standing up at her desk, pulling her knee socks back up before starting to read … Continue reading →

Posted in career, communication, education, family, food glorious food, freakishness, grant wrangling, personal, silliness | 14 Comments

A handy topic for a rainy day

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Yes, this is a handwritten blog post, delivered to you by carrier pigeon RSS (probably)

Posted in education, first world problems, personal, photos, silliness | 18 Comments