Good news - we don't have to leave the UK in 10 days -our visas were renewed! This allows us to stay in the UK for another 3 years if we want. Our visas now are also not dependent on one particular employer, so Brian can change up jobs if he needs to as well (although we don't really foresee him needing to do that). So it is a bit of a relief to know that we can stay put until we get our next big move sorted. Ideally we are looking for permanent positions for Brian in academia back in the US. It's interesting to learn however, that the economy is even affecting academic jobs in that a number of high-level universities are putting faculty searches on hold, due to their own economic constraints. But all is currently well for us in the Oxford bubble, and we're just plugging along like usual.
The other good news to our visa renewals, is that now Brian will be funded by the University of Singapore, and we're going there to visit in two weeks! Brian will mainly be working, and I am taking holiday. But it's beneficial that we both go, as both our plane tickets will be paid for, and we also both receive "moving" expenses (even though we will live in Oxford officially). Never did us two midwesterners think we'd be hanging out in Singapore! So we'll have lots to report back on the blog.
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