Nicola GraysonHeave the world out of joint…Many years ago, I wrote a blog post about the story and impact of my mother’s death on me. It helped me to articulate the cumulative…Dec 15, 2022Dec 15, 2022
Nicola GraysonThe Personal Impact of Open Access Publishing…or I Haven’t Published Much and I Haven’t Perished…I want to write about my journey of trying to become the writer I want to be and the role that open access publishing has played in my…Sep 3, 2018Sep 3, 2018
Nicola GraysonMy First Engagement with a MOOC…Developing Professional ResilienceI am well acquainted with the benefits of openness as I design, deliver and evaluate teaching on the University of Manchester Library’s My…May 24, 2018May 24, 2018
Nicola GraysonThe Library as a Place of Learning, Community and HopeWhen I was doing my degree, I took a course called ‘The Meaning of Life and Death’; a philosophy course (of course). It was difficult to…Feb 12, 2018Feb 12, 2018
Nicola GraysonThe time is out of joint…I bear a burden in my soul and in my heart; the burden of grief. It has lost me friendships, it has lost me opportunities. Sometimes it has…Aug 18, 2017Aug 18, 2017
Nicola GraysonSummer the first time…So here it is. My first ever blog post. I've wanted to write one for a long time but writing takes time (which I haven’t had much of) and…Aug 9, 2017Aug 9, 2017