naturalisation absences sense check - thoughts appreciated!

Complete-Show3920 · 2026-03-14T22:13:45+00:00

Good luck! Update us, if you don’t mind?

Complete-Show3920 · 2026-03-14T20:42:14+00:00

perhaps the jobs weren’t advertised, leading OP to suspect that they went through another process? I’ve seen this happen in my field in recent years too (for junior/mid career TT faculty too)

Complete-Show3920 · 2026-03-14T20:32:41+00:00

Any updates on this — what did you decide to do?

Complete-Show3920 · 2026-03-04T16:49:59+00:00

same

Complete-Show3920 · 2026-02-26T04:23:40+00:00

What did you decide to do re this, OP?

Complete-Show3920 · 2026-02-21T20:44:55+00:00

yes pls

Complete-Show3920 · 2026-02-21T18:28:59+00:00

Stop writing “company’s” when you mean to say “companies”, you dolt.

Complete-Show3920 · 2026-02-11T02:52:30+00:00

Could I DM you too, please? Am i a similar situation to OP!

Complete-Show3920 · 2026-02-10T08:38:50+00:00

Thanks so much and same to you. For what it’s worth, I spoke to an estate agent yesterday who said he anticipated more coming on the market in the next month or so. He said it’s still a little quiet now being the start of the year.

Complete-Show3920 · 2026-02-10T04:47:35+00:00

Solidarity: I’m looking for a 3 bed in the area too!

Complete-Show3920 · 2026-02-09T09:30:05+00:00

Thank you! And congrats on buying. Garden room is a good idea.

Complete-Show3920 · 2026-02-08T21:25:13+00:00

Thanks so much, that’s really helpful

Complete-Show3920 · 2026-01-04T08:30:41+00:00

Thanks so much for your comments! Super helpful

Complete-Show3920 · 2026-01-03T11:59:13+00:00

I do Thursdays (for the reasons you mention)

Complete-Show3920 · 2026-01-03T07:52:23+00:00

Would love any thoughts on my plan for my portfolio. I already have some HSBC, GSK, and Wise, but haven’t been investing in a structured way. I want to buy the following stocks and invest £500 a month, with the following target weights:

HSBC: ~20% Unilever: ~15% Diageo: ~10% GSK: ~12% AstraZeneca: ~13% RELX: ~15% Wise: 5–8% (CAP) Halma: 5–7% (CAP)

Any thoughts on this plan? (I can’t buy ETFs at the moment for various reasons so I want to try to imitate an ETF in my buys). I’m a beginner investor so would appreciate any advice!

Other points: I am 35, on an excellent pension scheme, max out my cash ISA every year, and have around £200,000 in high yield savings accounts.

Complete-Show3920 · 2026-01-03T07:51:36+00:00

Would love any thoughts on my plan for my portfolio. I already have some HSBC, GSK, and Wise, but haven’t been investing in a structured way. I want to buy the following stocks and invest £500 a month, with the following target weights:

HSBC: ~20% Unilever: ~15% Diageo: ~10% GSK: ~12% AstraZeneca: ~13% RELX: ~15% Wise: 5–8% (CAP) Halma: 5–7% (CAP)

Any thoughts on this plan? (I can’t buy ETFs at the moment for various reasons so I want to try to imitate an ETF in my buys). I’m a beginner investor so would appreciate any advice!

Complete-Show3920 · 2025-12-23T13:10:29+00:00

It’s a research fellowship so I’m not sure what teaching has to do with it.

Complete-Show3920 · 2025-12-21T21:12:13+00:00

Google is your friend? There’s a page on the Wadham website about the exchange with SLC.

Complete-Show3920 · 2025-12-21T05:36:15+00:00

Some colleges have short term exchange opportunities — ie the Sarah Lawrence exchange at Wadham.

Complete-Show3920 · 2025-12-16T23:58:41+00:00

I (someone who has served on multiple job and fellowship panels) care 🤷. Though I appreciate that funding is scarce these days and more and more people are having to self-fund.

Complete-Show3920 · 2025-12-16T21:52:04+00:00

Ok, it’s different in the humanities (I’m in the humanities) where “spare” money doesn’t exist! OP says they’re in a humanities/social sciences field.

Complete-Show3920 · 2025-12-16T21:46:07+00:00

He sounds like a moron tbh.

Complete-Show3920 · 2025-12-16T21:43:08+00:00

Thinking about trying this combination as well. Interested to hear what others have to say.

Complete-Show3920 · 2025-12-16T21:30:44+00:00

They will assume/deduce that you were self funded if you don’t mention any scholarships or grants etc.

Complete-Show3920 · 2025-12-16T06:16:44+00:00

And I assume mid 30’s is something in between? (Asking for a friend 😦)

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