Life as an academic: my 2016 in numbers

• Author: Christophe Dessimoz •

Life as an academic is varied and busy. Students sometimes believe that all we do is teach. In fact, we do quite a few other things. Here’s my 2016 in numbers.

  • number of papers published: 10
  • number of paper rejections: 7
  • number of books edited: 1
  • number of grant proposals submitted: 8
  • number of research contracts negotiated with the industry: 2
  • number of blog posts: 5
  • number of tweets: 474 (66% were retweets)
  • number of YouTube videos: 1
  • number of papers reviewed: 24
  • number of papers edited: 3
  • number of grants reviewed: 3
  • number of PhD theses examined: 2
  • number of emails received (excluding spam and mailing-lists): 12,695
  • number of emails written: 4,377 (!)
  • number of minutes videoconferencing on GoToMeeting: 13,236 (!!)
  • number of Geneva-London-Geneva roundtrips: 12
  • number of meetings with >50 attendees co-organised: 6
  • number of seminars hosted: 4
  • number of conferences attended: 3
  • number of talks given: 11
  • number of semester-long courses organised: 2
  • number of hours lectured: 32
  • number of 2000-word student papers marked: 47
  • number of summer students supervised: 4
  • number of overnight retreats attended: 4
  • number of work Christmas dinners attended: 3
  • number of annual reports written: 3 (this does not count)
  • number of Tête de Moine eaten at lab celebrations: 4
  • number of times moved home: 0 (noteworthy since we moved 5 times in the preceding 5 years…)

I wish you, Dear Reader, all the best in 2017!

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