August is a busy month for curious creatures. It is the time of year when the universities are out spruiking for new customers. Most of them put on open days for prospective students with lots of freebies, leaflets, lectures and an assortment of interesting displays to tempt the visitors. Some of them have gotten all sneaky and moved their main ( Read more... )

August is always a fun month in this bit of Oz. It’s the time of year when the universities are out spruiking for new customers. They do this using open days where the best toys are on show to the general public. These event are held on several Sundays over August ( Read more... )

One of the joys of having a sort of serpent sabbatical was the opportunity to visit the university open days. While still in zombie mode was simply too exhausted to attend the local one. For the very first time in about seven years had not indulged in this annual ritual. Had gotten our serpent snout in the Chemical Centre not once but on two ( Read more... )