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Author Archives: Athene Donald
Expectations
Nature this week published its annual (and international) survey on salaries. As the article points out, many respondents use the survey as a means of venting, so the survey also provides a snapshot of (self-selecting and therefore not necessarily representative) … Continue reading
Withdrawal Symptoms
As a new PI what advice is likely to be of assistance? Eight of us old hands were recently asked by the THE to write some words of wisdom, which newly-minted PI’s may or may not have found useful. Their … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Science Culture
Tagged advice, early career researchers, mentoring, Principal Investigator
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Freeing the Brain
I’ve been away for the past week somewhere where I really could escape my email. (My previous post about whether one should read email on holiday was written with feeling!) When I go away I particularly like to go somewhere … Continue reading
Failure in Real Life
Before my university term starts, I have two dates towards the end of September to talk to young women. One of these is directed at girls of school age, the other women at PhD level, to try to encourage them … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Science Culture
Tagged CV, outreach, school children, Stuart Firestein
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Flexible Working or Never Switched Off?
A number of years ago I noticed that the secretary to the committee I was chairing was regularly sending me emails late at night. Concerned the organisation was overloading the woman so that she could only catch up by working … Continue reading
