As you may have noticed, this blog hasn’t had many posts for a long time. In 2019 I left my academic post at the University of Reading in order to pursue new challenges. I now run my own businesses, Equasense (a diversity and inclusion consultancy) and SendThemSoaring (where I coach academics, researchers and scientists on career and personal development). Mostly I write blogs over on those sites these days, but I am keeping this one alive because: a) it’s got my crochet global warming blanket on it, b) it’s good to remember my former career of which I am very proud, and c) I may come back to writing more about general reflections here one day.