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Monthly Archives: November 2012
REF Nightmares
In a moment of frivolity I sketched out how a REF committee in a dysfunctional department might pan out. As chair of my own local REF committee, I am delighted to say my own experiences bear no relationship to this … Continue reading
Posted in Research
Tagged Department of Paintballing Studies, impact, Research Excellence Framework
2 Comments
Being Distracted in Paris
It’s not so long ago that I wrote about the lack of opportunity one typically has at conferences to appreciate the interesting places one gets to visit. As a counter to that slightly depressed commentary, I should add that I … Continue reading
To Blog or Not to Blog
The challenge of using social media as a way to overcome the frequent invisibility of women in science was at the heart of the recent #SoLo12 Women In Science session organised by Seirian Sumner and Nathalie Pettorelli (see the Storify … Continue reading
Posted in Women in Science
Tagged blogging, Good Thinking Society Science Blog Prize, social media, SoLo12
20 Comments
Engaging the Public, Citizen Science and Imperialism
Last weekend I made my first foray to Science Online or, as it is now called SpotOn, in London. It doesn’t matter that I still regard myself as a novice in the world of social media (and yes, the words … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, History of Science, Research
Tagged Careers, Galaxy Zoon, Joseph Hooker, public engagement, SpotOn London
5 Comments
To Begin at the Beginning
It seems obvious: any piece of writing should have a beginning, a middle and an end. But how often have I heard the lack of structure moaned about by those folk who have to read some prose, in particular supervisors … Continue reading
