Yesterday was perhaps one of the most challenging days of my life so far. As many of you know, my life has been wracked by a series of quite devastating challenges the last few months, which I have documented on this blog. The motivations and reasons for these events still largely remain unclear to me […]
For the last decade or so, I have dedicated virtually all of my life to a number of different individuals, causes, or organisations. I always placed the needs of others before my own, even when I knew it was bad for me. I was in almost back-to-back long-term relationships, forming strong emotional attachments with people […]
So, that was an interesting year. I feel that these transitional times are always a good opportunity for longer-term reflection. This year has, without a doubt, been the most challenging of my life in a number of ways. However, if I look back with a focus just on this year, it seems too short-sighted. If […]
Right on the back of OpenCon in DC and my open science talk with the Ministry of Education in Slovenia was our AMAZING OpenCon satellite event in Berlin! We kicked off day one with an epic hackathon, a ‘reproducibility hack‘ led by Anna Krystalli and Julien Colomb, and with the backing of the PaperHive and Overleaf […]
So people silly enough to follow me on Twitter will know that I’ve been bouncing all over recently in the name of Open Science! This has all been part of the ‘Journey to Nowhere‘ adventure that I’ve been on, as a prelude to exploring SE Asia. I’m back in Berlin now briefly, and preparing for […]
I have been gifted with a rare opportunity. The next step in my life is what I’m calling my ‘Journey to nowhere’. (#JourneyToNowhere on Twitter and Instagram) My PhD left has me quite mentally and physically drained. I wanted to do the best damn job possible, and sadly that comes at a cost sometimes. I […]