Alan's Web Page

 

 

This is Alan Macmillan's Personal Web Page. Here you will find details about:

Like many web pages, this is a first attempt and an experiment to get the hang of web page production for work and other purposes. By all means read on, but don't expect to find too much of interest, and chalk down sudden changes in style to the experiment. Please also read my disclaimer at the end of the page.

 

Brief Biography

I was born in November 1965 in Paisley, which is close to but not, as some believe, part of Glasgow. Situated to the southwest of the city of Glasgow, it is famous for the Paisley pattern, though of course that was appropriated from elsewhere, and less famous for St Mirren football club, currently playing in Scottish League division one. It has also become a university town. It now has Mr Blair's backing! Famous daughters and sons of the town include:

 

Education

I went to Lochfield Primary and Stanely Green Secondary Schools in Paisley: the latter no longer exists but the site hosts a housing estate. Details of how that came about can be found in Margaret Thatcher's memoirs, as she had a hand in closing it down. It's the only reference to Scotland in her book. Archie Gemmill went there too.

After school I studied History and International Politics at Aberdeen University and then at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. If you want to more you can look at an edited version of my CV here.

 

Employment

Between 1989 and 1996 I was employed in various capacities in the Department of International Politics, UWA, carrying out some research and teaching, and completing my PhD. Since 1996 I have worked in the Registry, first of all in the Academic Office and since 1998 in the Deans' Office. I hope to develop the Deans' Office web pages, but you can see them here, on the Academic Office web site.

 

Home Life

I live not far from Aberystwyth with my wife, Barbara, and two children, Steffan and Gregor. The boys are pictured below. Barbara is from Freiburg in the Black Forest.

 

Steffan cuddling baby Gregor

 

Interests and Links

Among my interests are the following, with links for those who wish to explore further:

Some of these are more uplifting than others at the moment.

 

Disclaimer: The information provided on this and other pages by me, Alan Macmillan, anm, is my own personal responsibility and not that of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. Any opinions expressed are my own and are in no way to be taken as those of UWA.

 

Page created by Alan Macmillan. Last updated 26-07-04.