30/03/2018 – Munro – Ben Vorlich – Loch Lomond side.  Up early 6:15 start from the house, got to Loch Lomond side at 8:15 and started to climb.  The first two sections were good to fair with a steep climb up.  But the top third was covered in ice and snow, creating a good challenge…

04 – 07/05/2018, just getting into Glen Affric is a demanding adventure. The track had been eroded due to heavy snowfall and 4×4 vehicles churning their way through the glen, however, after what seemed like a very long time, we eventually arrived at Strawberry Cottage at around 11pm. Ann and Colwyn had arrived earlier and…

Podcast – Retaining the Balance with Alan Rowan 13th March 2018 One of the biggest challenges in life is retaining a balance between Work life, Family commitments, Physical ambitions and personal developments, which come and go at different stages of life.  My blog highlights this challenging terrain and the impacts on the psychological and physical…

14th March 2018 High hopes on round two of the literature review,  2000 words on psychological resilience, a repeat of last month’s request although this time I am optimistic.  I have used Grace Poulters “do a little often” method for critical reading and writing.  I discovered more about the literature and read over 50 articles,…

10th February 2018 My self-imposed timeframe for completion of this professional doctorate is challenging, at Viva and completion of the thesis in early 2020.  My supervisory team, (who I will introduce later) are supporting this ambition, and hold me to account against the deliverables at each supervisory meeting.  My first draft of my literature review…

Had a quick trip to New York to visit with family and took the opportunity to pop into the new Glasgow Caledonian New York College campus.  I took the E train from Forethills all the way to Canal Street and made good time, just under 50 minutes.  However , once I got off the subway…

Professional Doctorate Student Conference               17th – 19th of January 2018 Day 1 – My first Professional Doctorate (Prof-doc) conference, made it through two rough years of academic development, the conference marks the halfway point.  Day 1 delivered a few good nuggets of information, academic writing skills which I will take-away and develop.  I like the…

Why Blog The purpose of this blog is to offer a practical insight to anyone considering or undertaking a Professional Doctorate study.  The Professional Doctorate (aka ProfDoc) is a part-time programme normally between 4 -5 years, a long time, I hear you scream. No! … Time will take on a new dimension the instant you…