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So many worthy causes out there right now but this one is a little closer to home - St Chad's College has nurtured & sustained me through some of my most formative years & is now more than ever in need of our support to keep inspiring future generations of young people 🌈💚🎓

After an admitted period of general slump Gelf The Elf is back on the #phd case today with a bit of post-lockdown #positivitea 😀☕️🌈💫 #onedayatatime #phdlife #thefestivelog #yeswearestilldoingit

Thank you to Theos for hosting a fascinating discussion tonight amidst a wonderful sea of faces - much timely food for thought from Michael Sandel on ‘the tyranny of merit’

Day after Candlemas & the xmas research continues Gelf The Elf is so grateful for her friend (knitted for us by a participant) who is keeping her good company through the loneliness of lockdown - shoutout to the friends who are keeping us going #thefestivelog #phdlife #stillwriting

It's been a bit of a rough ride of late & a while since we've posted our #thefestivelog progress but since we hear today is technically #junemas Gelf The Elf wanted to let everyone know she is still sliding down the PhD slide....whilst I type! #bookslide #phdlife #spreadingthemagic

Words of such grace and wisdom 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿✨

“It’s horrific… the main people I’m thinking about are David’s family and his friends” Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, whose sister Jo Cox was murdered when an MP in 2016, says “so many MPs today will be scared by this” Latest: bbc.in/3visyJb

An inspirational educator & truly holy man. Feel so privileged to have been taught by him as an undergrad during his Durham days. His deep spirituality, warm spirit of encouragement & infectious passion for life & for learning will stay with me as with so many others 🙏🏼✨

To all those who have cheered us on, thank you. To all those who have held us up when we fell down & kept the faith where we could not, thank you. To all those who made this possible, Gelf The Elf & I will be forever grateful #thefestivelog #nowfortheviva #nextchapter

And with the click of a button & a dash of magic, our xmas wish of becoming #drchristmas has today been finally granted - PhD passed & corrections approved! This sure is one of the best early xmas gifts Gelf The Elf & I could have received! #thefestivelog #phdlife #timetocelebrate

For anyone curious about what Gelf The Elf & I have been up to in our festive research adventures… 🎄💫

Excited to be involved with what promises to be a fab showcase of choral music by women composers tomorrow in honour of #InternationalWomensDay & holding in mind so much today all those women who strive to ‘keep on singing’ through all weathers & against all the odds 💃🏽🎶✨

Do come & join us at our St Cuthberts church Christmas market between 10-12 if you’re in & around Durham today! 🎄💫