Why Beckett? (Passion for your subject 1) The ‘National Student Survey’ asks students to score how passionate their staff are about the subject they teach. I think this is a little unfair; when running from class to class, exhausted, under pressure, we don’t always have the energy reserves or the time to show or talk... Continue Reading →

I imagine some people think of their memory as a straight line: They just remember back, back, and further back. Some think it is like a tapestry: Everything is connected, tied to everything else. Want to remember something? Find the thread... pull. For a long time memory was a palace to me. My mind had... Continue Reading →

How do I start - Writing?

What to do when your proposal fails...

How to approach your time at University.

Some pointers on teaching.

What is a learning space? Is it social? Is it professional?

On being halfway through a year long process.

'Gathering' as part of the creative process.

What is travelling for, as part of the creative process?