Well, it’s been rather a long time since I wrote a blog post. I’m not beating myself up over it – I did finish a PhD in the intervening months! More on that another time. For now, let me whisk us back to the middle of the merry month of May, at which time you … More Business in Basel
Last year, I went to the Movement Disorders conference in Madrid, to present my PhD work as a poster. This year I took a poster to the same conference which was being held in Copenhagen, and I took Nicholas with me! Sunday We set off for the train station with a little trepidation, as there … More A Copenhagen Caper
Six years ago, Nicholas and I got married. The day after the wedding we set off on honeymoon, and Nicholas finally told me the surprise holiday he had in store: we would take the train north, then an overnight ferry, and then arrive at our destination of the Shetland Islands. We had an absolutely gorgeous … More Returning to Shetland
A couple of weeks ago I went to the International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases in Gothenburg, Sweden. I was presenting a poster on my Parkinson’s research. This was my third conference, my second abroad, but the first that I was attending on my own (without colleagues). It was also my first time going … More My First Solo Conference
A few months ago, Nicholas and I made the (somewhat risky) decision to book an October camping trip. “We’re hardy,” we thought, “we can pack jumpers!” Besides, we were planning on going to Cornwall – not exactly a chilly clime. Living near Plymouth, we are outrageously close to Cornwall and yet rarely set foot over … More Camping in Cornwall
A couple of weeks ago I went to a conference in Madrid: the Movement Disorder Society Congress. This was my first conference abroad, and in fact my first visit to Spain! I was presenting a poster on my research using AI to detect Parkinson’s disease in brain scans. I was quite nervous about the whole … More A Spanish Escapade
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