Dancing under the stars

Off we go to the party, we are dressed to impress, the guests are too. We smile, they smile back. In the maze of the crowd, we each try to find a partner for the first dance and we know that for 5 minutes or so, we will be one.
Dancing is probably the most therapeutic activity one can experience for themselves. It gets the body going in a way that we do not experience on most days. ''The other' holding our hands make us feel special. The other is unique, no one partner is the same, yet they all make us feel unique. On the vibration of the universe, spiralling together out, we are one.

Give us your views on the first draft of Leicester Fixers vision, mission, objectives and values

Leicester Fixers is in the process of redefining its vision, mission, values, as well as its delivery focus and operations. Here is what they drafted so far and we are looking for feedback, please comment: Our vision is To make repair always the best, easiest, cheapest option for citizens and their broken items in Leicester Their mission is To empower individuals and organisations to repair and mend in Leicester Their objectives Reduce Carbon Emissions Increase number of items repaired Improve Communities Connection and Wellbeing Improve Individual and Community Training Achieve Financial Sustainability Their Values Fairshare, People Care Earth Care Embrace an asset-based community approach where all are recognised and identified as having a gift that they can share with their community What do you think? There is definitely more work to do on this - It is the first draft - Looking forward to hearing your thoughts Email LeicesterFixers[at]Gmail.com

Ph.D Research - Can you make yourself irreplaceable?

A while ago, I had dinner with this lovely young eastern European woman. It was our first encounter. She has been living in the UK for only two weeks. she had already a job and an accommodation. We started talking about our academic achievement. She mentioned that she had a master in digital literature. I suggested that she could possibly do her Ph.D at the University of Reading. She shrugged and said 'I have been working as a research administrator in a university for two years. I was the one who convinced students not to do their Ph.D. Ph.D students slave themselves away for three years of their life. They carry out valuable research, write papers and go to conference, yet they are underpaid and they will probably not get a job at the end of it. Academia is an industry where Ph.D are a herd being truthfully exploited.' It was partially true. I started my Ph.D to escape the dogma of some other mainstream form of exploitation I wanted to be my own project. Academ...

My Cranfield University Review

Cranfield University is a post-graduate only university situated between Bedford and Milton Keynes. I completed at Cranfield University a Mdes in Design for Innovation and Sustainability in their Centre for Competitive Design between 2011-2012. I was elected as the first Green Officer for the Student Union. I lived on Campus. What were the reasons I chose to study at Cranfield University? Dr Justyna Rybicka completed the same Master at Cranfield a year prior to me, and she encouraged me warmly to attend the university. I was fascinated by the master topic. I was at the time at the University of Northampton scrutinising the reasons why consumers consume so much knowing that the rest of the world is in a pitiful state through a marketing degree. The perspective of understanding further design processes and ways of developing sustainable products were appealing. How was your experience at Cranfield University? My experience was OK. I made some good friends, leading me to...

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