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Dr Iain Farquharson
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Military historian, wargame lecturer at Brunel University of London. https://www.brunel.ac.uk/people/iain-farquharson1
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September 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Nothing says “I’ve been overloaded and overwhelmed” like finding time at 16:30 on a Sunday to continue drafting a book chapter and realising you’ve not opened it since the 2nd September.
a man in a green shirt is sitting on a couch eating from a bag .
ALT: a man in a green shirt is sitting on a couch eating from a bag .
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September 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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(2/2) and practical exercises.

Wargaming Lab Co-director Erik Lin-Greenberg said, “It was fantastic to partner with Brunel on our first-ever international institute. The opportunity to integrate the expertise of Brunel faculty into the institute curriculum was incredibly valuable.”
Tactical teaching: Brunel hosts First UK Wargaming Institute
Brunel University of London hosted the first UK Wargaming Institute in collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology
www.brunel.ac.uk
March 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Me: okay I’ll make this talk a pdf and upload to my tablet so I’m not holding a ton of paper.

Also me: hits print rather than pdf so now has a ton of paper to read from
michael scott is sitting in front of a window with his eyes closed and his hand on his chin .
ALT: michael scott is sitting in front of a window with his eyes closed and his hand on his chin .
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February 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Any chance anyone wants to ask me anything abt history games as history, whether in or outside of history learning & education? By some reckonings, I know a lot about these things, & I always appreciate the thinking your questions inspires!!! No question too small, big or, silly. C'mon, let's talk!
February 16, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Okay - let’s get this thing off the ground as the other place is still terrible! Start as I mean to go on - How do wargames lecturers relax I hear you ask…by playing wargames obviously!
February 15, 2025 at 11:12 PM