A Day in the Life of a Pembroke Academic

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As part of our 400 Hours Project, we want to give an insight into life at Pembroke, whether that's as a student, a staff member, or an academic. Today we are sharing a snippet of what a Pembroke academic gets up to in a day's work during Michaelmas. Kathryn Eccles is a Senior Associate at Pembroke and a Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute; have a look at a day in her life below:

A coffee and a treat.

 

Starting the day with a coffee and delicious treat at Society Café to fuel an email catch-up session

Two DPhil students at the Poster Fair.

 

After that it was off to see the OII DPhil Poster Fair, showcasing the amazing work our first-year doctoral students are embarking upon

William Lugoloobi pointing at his research.

 

William Lugoloobi’s work focuses on how ‘sock puppet’ accounts can be put to good use – loving the illustration here!

A screenshot of a teams call between Nancy and Kathryn.

 

After lunch I had a supervision with my brilliant doctoral student Nancy Salem, who is writing about how speculative technologies are curated in museum settings.

A computer screen.

 

St John's art exhibition.

 

Quick pit stop at St John’s College to take in their exhibition ‘Ferocious Grace’ by Usha Dapur Kar

I found this exhibition hugely impactful and insightful.

A group of people having drinks.

 

Christmas tree outside the Chapel.