Some News

by Ruth Barker, 10 Jul 2011

Hello,

I have a bit of an odd Blog post to write today. And with very mixed emotions. You might have noticed that I’ve been busy lately. Well, I have some news to share: I’m leaving PAR+RS in September.

I’m leaving for the best of reasons – to concentrate on starting a practice-based PhD at Newcastle University. But I’m also quite sad. I’ve run PAR+RS since 2007, and I’ve taken the site from its pre-live Beta stage, to its current very lively life. The site has grown a huge amount, and I’ve grown too – I feel like I’ve learned a lot from PAR+RS and though my job hasn’t always been easy, it’s certainly never been boring.

The post of Producer was advertised today, and I’d really encourage you to think about applying. You can see the ad here, but take a note of the deadline: Friday 29th July (it’s not far away so get your applications in fast!).

So of course I’ll be sorry to leave, but I’m also excited to start something new. I’m looking forward to seeing how PAR+RS continues to grow and to change under the stewardship of a new Producer. And though I hope you think I’ve done a good job over the years, I also hope that you’ll support and challenge whoever the new Producer is, just as much as you have supported and challenged me from time to time.

Sniff sniff. Right! Enough of all that. PAR+RS is now on Facebook! Check it out, give us a Like, and drop us a comment. Hooray! It’s the dawn of a whole new era.

More later, and please do think about applying, because there are loads of you out there who could do great things with PAR+RS.

R