Baby relics
A couple of weeks ago my good friend and ex-housemate Shirley was sorting through a box in her shed and found my old christening mug tucked in with her things. We last shared a house around 28 years ago! Neither of us had any idea she had it 🙂 It’s looking very shiny now after […]
Research interview
One of the things I’m most appreciating from my classes this year, is the new practical skills I am learning. In my Theories of Work and Organisations class I am grouped with three other students for an essay project on the lives and experiences of workers. It requires us to each carry out an interview […]
Soaring inflation hits students and universities
Although inflation is hitting everyone at the moment, some students are getting a double whammy due to increasing fees as a result of the government’s Job-Ready Graduates (JRG) reforms. Australian tuition fees are still a fraction of the US college fees I believe they pay in the vicinity of around US $200,000 for a degree […]
UTAS ranked first for climate action
It is news like this that makes me happy with my decision to study with University of Tasmania. An email from the Vice Chancellor Rufus Black (very Harry Potter) proudly announced the university had been ranked number one in the world for Climate Action in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings.I haven’t been able to […]
Company law presentation
A very croaky and tired looking presentation for my law class, but finally finished. Probably spent way too much time on this assessment, disproportionate to my uni workload at the moment. But I did enjoy putting it together. Photo by Clarisse Meyer on Unsplash
Not quite out of the loop
I should be working on an assignment but I’m taking a moment to reflect on some recent contacts from people I’ve worked with. Even though I’m out of the workforce right now, I am still getting offers of work and requests for assistance in various matters. A few weeks ago I provided advice on setting […]