Category: Travel
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PhD defence in Oslo
in TravelI recently got back from Oslo where I participated as an opponent in the public defence of a PhD candidate at the University of Oslo. The defence was very different to what I’m used to, so was a great learning experience for me. I’ll write something more about this another time. And while we didn’t…
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Last day in Tartu, Estonia
Some photos from the morning of my last day in Tartu.
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My first visit to Estonia
I’m in Estonia to facilitate a workshop on AI in health professions education.
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Snowing in Lincoln
It was 30 degrees when I left Goa yesterday morning, and snowing when I woke up in Lincoln today.
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I’m in Goa for the Scientifica conference
Just a few photos from earlier today when I took a walk down to the beach in Goa.
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Camping in the Lake District
Camping at Low Wray in the Lake District.
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Weekly digest 41
A weekly collection of things I found interesting, thought-provoking, or inspiring. It’s almost always about higher education, mostly technology, and usually AI-related.
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A few pictures from Warsaw
I had a couple of hours to walk around the old city centre in Warsaw, during the 2024 ENPHE conference.
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Walking on the weekend
Yesterday we went for a walk in the Red Hill Nature Reserve, and then carried on to the beach at Saltfleet.
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The hidden potential of bicycles
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-03-30/the-hidden-potential-of-bicycles/ …a person on a bicycle can go three or four times faster than a pedestrian, but uses five times less energy in the process. He carries one gram of his weight over a kilometer of flat road at an expense of only 0.15 calories. The bicycle is the perfect transducer to match man’s metabolic…
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A review of 2019 and plans for 2020
One year ago today I posted some of the plans that I had for the year and this is a brief review of those plans, as well as starting to think about what I might get into for 2020. Writing: I managed to stick to my goal of writing every day with the caveat that…
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Student and staff exchange to Norway
I’ve just spent 2 weeks in Oslo as part of a NORPART-funded student and staff exchange.
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Move, Eat and Learn: inspiring videos
Earlier this month I came across these three short videos that were commissioned by STA Travel Australia. I found them all really inspiring as well as fun to watch and thought I’d share them here. They’re all by Rick Mereki and hosted on Vimeo.
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Weekend in Hermanus
I just spent the weekend in Hermanus with some friends.
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Weekend at South Hill wine farm
Spending a weekend at South Hill wine farm in Elgin with no internet and no devices.
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Leaving for the Otter trail today
in TravelI’m leaving today for Sedgefield where I’m going to meet up with some friends and family to do the Otter Trail, starting Monday. It’s a 5 day hike along the coast in the Tsitsikamma National Park. It’s been a few years since I’ve done the walk and after the intensity of work over the past…