

A pile of rocks ceases to be a rock pile when somebody contemplates it with the idea of a cathedral
I’m back! It’s been a very long time since I updated this blog, but in my defence things have been more than a little busy over here....


Blue sky or applied research?
It's been 3-4 months since my last blog entry and now finally I have managed to find some time to reflect on my experience in the world...


No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong.
It is the 5th month of my PhD, and I am absolutely enjoying all of the challenges and oppurtunities that I have so far faced, although I...


Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
I research. It's my responsibility to find the research. It's my responsibility to digest it and do the best that I can with it. Thats...


You Got To Be In It to Win It
Well the Christmas and New year break is over and it's time to fully engage in my PhD once again. So 2016 starts full steam ahead, having...


Interstellar
It is the 2nd month of my PhD, and the experience I’ve been through so far has inspired me to start this blog. Just recently I watched...


Life is like a box of chocolates
Forest Gump and his mama were right "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."After returning from...


Indy is a Believer are you?
When I was thirteen years old I saw the movie for the first time. It blew me away, It captured my imagination to such an extent that I...


Future Skills Future Challenges
On June 5th 2015, at the Heriot Watt/CITB Research showcase held in Edinburgh, my PhD project was unveiled to the participants. They were...


IHBC CPD EVENT
On 28 May, in Linlithgow, IHBC's Scotland Branch held an innovative CPD and networking event involving an array of short presentations by...