Leading a double life: academics with extraordinary second careers

Academic work is typically all-consuming, but some scholars still manage to combine some eye-catching sidelines with their day jobs. Here, five tell their stories

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October 12, 2017

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#1 Submitted by m.... on October 12, 2017 - 11:28am

This makes me feel rather tame... when not thinking about the role of group work in promoting the development of a community of inquiry amongst distance learners curled up here in Computer Science, I am thinking about my 'other' study - of orders, decorations and medals around the world - and adding pages to a world-leading website :)

#2 Submitted by jlush2 on October 13, 2017 - 6:39pm

And of course, there is Brian Schmidt - Vice Chancellor (Australian National University), Nobel prize winner and vineyard proprietor!

Leading a double life: academics with extraordinary second careers

Academic work is typically all-consuming, but some scholars still manage to combine some eye-catching sidelines with their day jobs. Here, five tell their stories

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