So according to Emily in Paris, doing semiotics means figuring out if an older woman and young man are mother and son or lovers by studying body language. This explains a lot about some of the essays I have marked…

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Eid Mubarak ✨instead of asking your Muslim friends for biryani today, ensure that they can stay safe and can celebrate and love in the way they choose to.

It is somewhat ironic, is it not, that Tory MPs achieved the workplace change they needed by withdrawing their labour.

✨ august forever ✨

What a gem of a film ♥️

Thank you!! ♥️ Really looking forward to your paper as well.

BIG congratulations to my friend Dr. Orçun Can who passed his viva yesterday! An endless source of wisdom and celeb gossip, who in getting himself to the finish line has helped the rest of us CMCI PGRs get further too through virtual writing retreats.

Just walked by (not across) KCL UNISON picket line on the Strand and it’s wonderfully full of energy and determination! Solidarity with colleagues on strike this week for better pay, closing pay gaps, less stressful workloads, & career progression! ✊🏼

pollster taylor swift, we need to talk about your questionnaire design

Shoutout to the woman at the Maggie Rogers show who coined the word sororitising while in the queue for the loo. Such a great word, describing the kinship formed amongst women in a public toilet, but also the affective response created by this incredible gig. #feraljoy

So while we’ve been out on the picket lines today, fighting for better pay, pensions, & working conditions, the Faculty of Arts & Humanties wants us to know they’ve sprung for the second cheapest wines on the menu! They really value us PGRs, don’t they…

Big big congratulations to my friend, DR Takao Terui! ♥️🌟

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celebrate women’s day by watching this spectacular ensemble presenting the award for best director at the 1969 oscars, where they poke fun at the lack of female characters in the films nominated in the category

Thinking about doing a PhD vs actually doing a PhD

get in the car it’s august

A little something I wrote for Outlook India. Thank you surajyengde for inviting me to write this piece, and thank you to the artists featured for being in conversation 🤓

Underground rain water harvesting facility recently inaugurated in Ahmedabad Smart City. This ensures that not a single drop of water gets leaked to Arabian Sea.

Iconic.