Exactly ten years ago I started my first and hopefully last faculty position. Or, as it is called in the UK…
Most students write their first real science papers when they are dangerously close to the end of their degree program. There is often little time to rehearse, and a lot of pressure to get it right. This is a terrible combination, which leaves very little space for…
The week has 168 hours. Subtracting for each day around twelve hours for sleeping, eating, and other essential…
I got promoted. So, here is a text about about academic promotions in the UK and what is wrong with them.
When you are on an academic career in the UK, your first sort-of permanent position is likely to be as a…
It was my grandfather who taught me that a good sermon has to have three parts. So, this is part one.
The streets of Granada. In May 2011 I went to a conference called “Stellar Clusters and Associations” in Granada. I…
I am interested in the testing for Covid-19. This is the part of the Covid-19 complexity that is similar to problems I know very well. I am an observational astronomer with twenty years of research experience. In all my work, I am…
Teaching is hard for me. I do not mean to say that I don’t like it. I love it. Teaching astronomy is…
My new theory is that the world would be better after getting rid of the criminal justice system…
