-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- Friday links: math with bad drawings, the rejection that wasn’t, holiday caRd, and more | Dynamic Ecology on On being Feisty and Unconventional
- cromercrox on You Don’t Know the Rules? You Are Not Alone!
- Richard Adams on You Don’t Know the Rules? You Are Not Alone!
- BoB on You Don’t Know the Rules? You Are Not Alone!
- Owen Dunn on You Don’t Know the Rules? You Are Not Alone!
Archives
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
Categories
- Academia
- Biological Physics
- blogging
- Book Review
- Cambridge life
- Careers
- Communicating Science
- Education
- Equality
- History of Science
- Interdisciplinary Science
- Life in Science
- Public Engagement
- Research
- Science Culture
- Science Funding
- Teaching
- Uncategorized
- Universities
- Women in Science
- Women's Issues
Meta
Pages
-
Author Archives: Athene Donald
You Don’t Know the Rules? You Are Not Alone!
Are you one of those people who think there must be a ‘right’ way of doing every task, or are you prepared to muddle through making it up as you go along? A reader of my recent post on Being … Continue reading
Climbing the Ladder
It has been a while since I wrote about the challenges facing those setting out on the academic ladder. Those who, having got past their PhD viva are now starting to progress through the ranks of an Early Career Researcher … Continue reading
On being Feisty and Unconventional
Women in science seem to fare less well than men based on practically any measure. The reasons for this are many and various; they are also much discussed yet progress remains slow. To take as a specific example, why are … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Uncategorized, Women in Science
Tagged Alison Woodward, Claarte Vinkenburg, Curt Rice, ERC, Leadership Foundation, Teresa Rees
7 Comments
Women in Science: Why Can’t this Problem be Fixed?
The newspapers these days run almost daily stories about sexism and women being disadvantaged in one way or another (plus the occasional response that it is men that are being hit hardest by current circumstances). For women in STEM the … Continue reading
Where’s an Industrial Policy When You Want One?
A little while ago I had the pleasure of hosting the visit of Chukka Umunna (Shadow Business Minister) to the University of Cambridge to discuss the UK’s industrial strategy or, perhaps more accurately, its lack thereof. Over a sandwich lunch … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture, Science Funding
Tagged Chuka Umunna, industry, policy, Richard Jones
2 Comments
