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Last weekend Abdalla Mohamed, my former PhD student in Aberdeen, visited me in Munich. Abdalla is one of the toughest and most capable rese...

I love the Angus glens as they allow(ed) me to walk, climb, winter climb and ski close to our (former) home in Dundee. One area that I neve...

Life in Munich means that Scotland is now a holiday destination. But when I arrived at Edinburgh airport it felt as if I had never left. Th...

Whilst there are problems and whilst it is hard to reach decisions with well over 20 countries, Europe has achieved many things which are p...

After 18 years mostly in Scotland I moved to Munich, viewing the Shakesperean drama hat surrounds Brexit from afar. I live on the Southern ...