I hold a Doctorate in Renaissance Literature, specialising in the seventeenth-century poet Andrew Marvell. I am currently a Digital Manager at University College London.
A recent personality test for work has made me think hard about what I’ve become and how much I’ve changed in the past decade. (Spoiler – quite a lot!) … More From Green to Blue: how my personality changed
Synth-pop veterans Alphaville begin their 40th anniversary celebrations with a new album of symphonic recordings with the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg. … More Review of Alphaville, Eternally Yours (2022)
A few thoughts about ‘career-hopping’ as I begin my fifth role in a decade. … More Continuity and change
Links to academic publications and citations are breaking at increasing speed. Can anything be done about it? … More Will broken links harm academic research?
Single fatherhood defines two of the best films I’ve seen in recent years, Eighth Grade and Captain Fantastic. … More Single fatherhood: Eighth Grade and Captain Fantastic
The seventeenth-century poet, politician and prose satirist Andrew Marvell has been a large part of my life for the past 20 years. A short commemoration of that journey. … More Andrew Marvell at 400
Reflecting on my experience with Student Minds and whether I could have done more to prevent my presence being a problem to those who needed help. … More Men: When our presence itself is a problem
The digital strategy behind the new Knightmare.com website which launched in 2020. … More Content types and the new Knightmare.com
It was easy to think of stress as something that affected other people, not me – until a life-threatening incident came along. … More The day I nearly died
This restrained return for the princes of piano pop is easy to like but harder to love. … More Review of Keane, Cause and Effect (2019)
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