GOGSoc Episode VI: The GoG, the Bad and the Ugly

Original post by The Lyceum

Well no one can, its a reading library. :tongue:

Unless you mean the Taylorian or something, in which case she might just not on your shift? :tongue:

I said Libraries, not library :wink:

There's a few of them, including the English Faculty Library from which she could have borrowed some books if she was indeed reading English as suggested by the media. She probably just stuck to her college library, though. :holmes:

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Feefifofum

Original post by Anatheme

Emma Watson has not borrowed a single book from the Bodleian Libraries during her time at Oxford :moon:

Isn't that quite common in some subjects? She's an undergrad so the stuff on the shelves probably covers most of what she needs, without going to the specialist libraries. And there's the college library, too :p:

Re: theory - I have no problem with people using theory in their research as long as it's done well. As an ancient historian I'm halfway between obi adorno kenobi and Lyceum - historical method but classical sources (broadly speaking). Some of the worst ancient history research I've come across has been people seizing on theoretical advances and applying them to the ancient world without stopping to think about the fact that they're dealing with a totally different civilisation, and we don't have the sources necessary to prove or disprove what they're asserting. It's been really harmful in some case. Admittedly that's because people have not been going about it the right way, but it still pisses me off.

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The Lyceum

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Original post by Feefifofum

Isn't that quite common in some subjects? She's an undergrad so the stuff on the shelves probably covers most of what she needs, without going to the specialist libraries. And there's the college library, too :p:

Re: theory - I have no problem with people using theory in their research as long as it's done well. As an ancient historian I'm halfway between obi adorno kenobi and Lyceum - historical method but classical sources (broadly speaking). Some of the worst ancient history research I've come across has been people seizing on theoretical advances and applying them to the ancient world without stopping to think about the fact that they're dealing with a totally different civilisation, and we don't have the sources necessary to prove or disprove what they're asserting. It's been really harmful in some case. Admittedly that's because people have not been going about it the right way, but it still pisses me off.

To be fair, this was in part due to the ascendancy of the Germanic school the "Greeks/Romans were just southern Germans" mentality, I mean I'd say it definitely affects the European school even now - just to a lesser extent. Admittedly this idea charcterises the US approach, the whole "Western Civ, hur dur" style too. Generally the idea that the Greeks/Romans could have been and were different to modern northern European is very recent. I mean I even had an interview with someone (very famous academic) who was surprised that I was so bothered at discussing what the Greeks could have/might have thought etc over, say, the humanistic tradition that apparently binds us together.

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Anatheme

Original post by Feefifofum

Isn't that quite common in some subjects? She's an undergrad so the stuff on the shelves probably covers most of what she needs, without going to the specialist libraries. And there's the college library, too :p:

It is, it was a bit disappointing though, haha

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Craghyrax

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Original post by Anatheme

Emma Watson has not borrowed a single book from the Bodleian Libraries during her time at Oxford :moon:

Sure, but that doesn't indicate anything. Many people find their college libraries and department libraries sufficiently stocked to cover anything they might need to read!
Edit: I'm a bit late.

(edited 11 years ago)

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*Corinna*

hello everyone, I know a number of you live at or around Cambridge and I was wondering if you know of anyone (preferably female) who would be interested in renting with me a 2 bedroom house (central location, really pretty, not cheap but quite a good deal for what it is)

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Craghyrax

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Original post by *Corinna*

hello everyone, I know a number of you live at or around Cambridge and I was wondering if you know of anyone (preferably female) who would be interested in renting with me a 2 bedroom house (central location, really pretty, not cheap but quite a good deal for what it is)

If its that one next to Homerton you mentioned on facebook, I wouldn't describe it as 'central' to any Cambridge students. Normal people would see it that way, but to students, that's a trek!

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*Corinna*

Original post by Craghyrax

If its that one next to Homerton you mentioned on facebook, I wouldn't describe it as 'central' to any Cambridge students. Normal people would see it that way, but to students, that's a trek!

Lol, I wouldn't describe Homerton as central either. This one is actually central. I don't want to post the address on line, but it's less than 20 mins walk from all the main things (sidwick site is about 23 mins based on google maps, but I think it's giving me a longer route), actual central spots are even closer.

But, btw, if anyone does want the Homerton room it's still available :tongue:

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QHF

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Original post by Bluth.

Is there a discernible difference between a studentship, a scholarship and a fellowship? My university gives out scholarships, my department offers PhD fellowships and the funding councils give studentships. All of them offer approximately the same amount of money. Confused.

In my (limited) experience all three words get used pretty loosely, and I've encountered cases where the university site will use one and the departmental site will use another to refer to the same grant. I think I've observed a slight trend in the use of 'studentship' to mean specifically grants which are meant to cover all the costs (fees and living) of a whole course, though.

But basically I think you just have to look closely at the conditions and benefits of each specific thing.

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scarlet ibis

Finally (after nearly a year) heard back about the paper I submitted. They will publish, but only with significant, extensive revisions... But yay, I think!

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Research proposal DONE :king1:

Now to wait for it to be ripped apart :afraid:

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sj27

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Original post by The_Lonely_Goatherd

Research proposal DONE :king1:

Now to wait for it to be ripped apart :afraid:

PRSOM! Good luck!

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Original post by sj27

PRSOM! Good luck!

Thanks

Original post by scarlet ibis

Finally (after nearly a year) heard back about the paper I submitted. They will publish, but only with significant, extensive revisions... But yay, I think!

I'd say that's a :yay:

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Feefifofum

Original post by The_Lonely_Goatherd

Research proposal DONE :king1:

Now to wait for it to be ripped apart :afraid:

Got your email! Will look at it tomorrow morning :hugs:

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Original post by Feefifofum

Got your email! Will look at it tomorrow morning :hugs:

Yay! Thank you SO much :jumphug:

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Craghyrax

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Original post by The_Lonely_Goatherd

Yay! Thank you SO much :jumphug:

Congrats and good luck.
Sorry for seeming to ignore your posts over the last few days. I was so wrapped up in my own proposal-related crisis that I wasn't reading the thread properly :o:

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evantej

Original post by scarlet ibis

Finally (after nearly a year) heard back about the paper I submitted. They will publish, but only with significant, extensive revisions... But yay, I think!

Are you going to make the changes? Waiting a year to find out is a little silly to be honest, or is that standard practice for the journal/your area of study?

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Original post by Craghyrax

Congrats and good luck.
Sorry for seeming to ignore your posts over the last few days. I was so wrapped up in my own proposal-related crisis that I wasn't reading the thread properly :o:

Ah don't worry, that's fine! Completely understandable. In any case, I've been much more self-absorbed, given I don't think I responded to any of your posts either :colondollar:

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evantej