Day 115/365: Promotion time!

[nanila]

(Vienna travelogue on hold for Important News.)

As of today, we are no longer Dr Nanila and Dr Bloke. We are Dr Nanila and Professor Bloke. \o/

For those unfamiliar with the UK academic system, here is the US equivalence: Lecturer == Assistant Professor, Senior Lecturer/Reader == Associate Professor, Professor == Full Professor. The bloke has just jumped over the middle step(s) and gone from Lecturer to Professor. Also, he's not yet forty. So this is a rather noteworthy achievement.

Comments

[siliconshaman]

Wait.. a Professor under forty! Inconceivable!

[nanila]

It is unusual!

[clanwilliam]

Whoohoo!

[nanila]

\o/ \o/ \o/

[cactus_rs]

Very cool!!

[nanila]

It is rather good! :)

[angrboda]

Oh well done! \o/

[nanila]

Thank you!

[angelofthenorth]

Wow. Congratulations to him

[nanila]

Thanks, I shall pass it on!

[lurkingcat]

Coo gosh! Congratulations to him :)

[nanila]

:) Thank you; he's pretty happy, naturally!

[quoththeravyn]

Woohoo! \o/

[nanila]

Yes! There's been a not-insignificant sacrifice of evenings and weekends for him to achieve this (with no guarantee that that would pay off). So it's quite nice that it has.

[samskeyti]

Yay!!! for bloke!

[nanila]

Thank you!

[nou]

Congratulation, Professor Bloke!

[nanila]

Thank you! It's rather exciting.

[worlds_of_smoke]

Congratulations to the Professor!

[nanila]

Heh, thanks!

[weaverbird]

Huge congrats to Professor Bloke! How very cool *and* impressive!

[nanila]

Thank you! He's worked very hard these past five years, so it's wonderful that it paid off.

[cmcmck]

Sir is Doctor bloke and German EU aquaintances from work got into real trouble with me when I got addressed as Frau Doktor bloke. I pointed out that I was in point of fact Frau (I'll admit that much) Magister.

In Italy, with their grade inflationary tendencies we are Professore and Dotoressa.......

Congratulations to Bloke!

[nanila]

I like Magister! and thank you!

[tree_and_leaf]

Wow, well done, Professor Bloke! That's amazing!

[nanila]

It is! Thank you!

[fauxklore]

Congratulations to Professor Bloke. Most impressive.

[nanila]

Thank you!

[askygoneonfire]

WOAH! He SKIPPED the two middle steps?! That's amazing! Congrats Professor Bloke, that's fantastic.

[nanila]

Yes. His application was for promotion to Reader but because of his recent successes he was deemed eligible for the top title. :) Thanks!

[pbristow]

Cool! The next time someone sarcastly says "OK, *professor*..." within his hearing, he can turn to them and say "Yes, thanks!". =;o}

[nanila]

Ha. The next person he's likely to hear "OK, Professor" from sarcastically is me. :P

[nadriel]

Congrats!

[nanila]

Thank you!

[kotturinn]

Congratulations Professor Bloke!

[nanila]

Thank you, I'll pass it on!

[cosmolinguist]

Hurrah for Prof Bloke!

[nanila]

\o/ Yes!

[redsixwing]

Well done, Professor Bloke! \o/

[nanila]

It's rather good to have had the hard work pay off, indeed! \o/

[silveradept]

Congratulations on the Professorship to the bloke. Did this promotion mean something to the equivalent of tenure in the States?

[nanila]

Yes, that's right. I should have described it as such in the body of the post but didn't think of it/remember it (!). Thanks!

[coughingbear]

Woohoo! Congratulations Professor Bloke!

[nanila]

Thank you!

[hilarita]

Oh well done, Prof. Bloke!

[nanila]

It's especially nice because the application was for promotion to Reader. :)

[purplecat]

Congratulations to the Bloke!

[nanila]

Thank you! I'll pass it on.

[uninvitedcat]

Wow - triumphant congratulations!

[nanila]

Thank you!