Is life (or rather work) just much better when you’re busy? After a surprisingly slow start to the week, things got going mid-week – kind of feels like we’re hitting about 40 on the speedo and accelerating. Quite a few newspapers and media organisations have been in touch as they’re interested in what’s going toContinue reading “Busy bees”
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Small World
I was at Embankment Tube yesterday waiting for the Northern Line, on my way to Kentish Town to see Gomez. I sat on one of those seats and then thought, I think I know the guy sitting next to me! I looked (surreptitiously) and thought, he looks like Anthony Browne, who used to be TimesContinue reading “Small World”
I won!
Aah, the joys of the wacky London scene. I saw an entry over on kudocities asking for a soundtrack to go with a magic show. I sent a few ideas in and won a night at the museum with free drinks! Something different to do on a Thursday night and certainly nothing you’d find in Brussels.Continue reading “I won!”
Emerging from the August slumber
It’s clear that people are gearing up for the “rentrée” on Monday – my diary is filling up with meetings after several quiet weeks. And it’s also obvious that with the prospect of a general election looming, and EP elections next year, we’re going to have a lot of work on our hands over theContinue reading “Emerging from the August slumber”
Beagledors looking for a home
This site has been found several times by someone using the search term “beagledors” which is picking up on my visit to Stowe in June. Two of the puppies I saw then are looking for homes, so if you’re interested and a serious person (these puppies have been messed around a lot already in theirContinue reading “Beagledors looking for a home”
Taking the biscuit (and the scone, cupcake, fairy cake…)
Euromyths are funny things. They can be because one individual inspector gets heavy about something. They can be because EU rules are usually minimum standards and a country has chosen to go further when putting them into national law. In a few cases the myth itself is that they’re a myth, when we accept thatContinue reading “Taking the biscuit (and the scone, cupcake, fairy cake…)”
Silly season
There’s been a story doing the rounds a bit during “silly season” that’s actually pretty interesting. It all comes from a piece in the Sunday Times about how there is a dearth of quality English native speaker translators and interpreters in the European institutions. While there may be some nuance that was missed, the articleContinue reading “Silly season”
Enjoy the silence
*weird, this got caught in the out tray. Still, here it is for the record* Sorry for the long break – I was in France for a few days for my father’s 60th birthday, then Brussels sorting out moving all my belongings out of the house there and into the one here. The stuff arrivesContinue reading “Enjoy the silence”
Making the most of our research funding
More science news – you didn’t know this was a science blog, did you…! We’ve made an announcement today about a pilot project to make the results of EU-funded research more available. Basically research groups that receive money from the EU’s Research Framework Programme will be required to put any articles or reports into aContinue reading “Making the most of our research funding”
Kids should know their rights
We’re launching a campaign today for children to design a poster to that depicts their rights. “The right of the child to protection” competition is open to children and adolescents between the ages of 10 and 18 and asks them to design a poster on the right of children to protection in the European Union.Continue reading “Kids should know their rights”