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Red Tape
The announcement of a review of bureaucratic red tape in universities may bring either a smile of relief or a hollow laugh. Why are universities (and funding bodies) so entangled in this nasty stuff? Is it because they love to … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Science Culture, Science Funding
Tagged Athena Swan, forms, panels, UKRI
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How are Universities Supporting Those Worst Affected by the Pandemic?
This pandemic has thrown all kinds of inequalities into sharp focus, ranging from fundamental matters of health and wellbeing to job security. The consequences of all these issues will echo down the years ahead, long after the pandemic is a … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Women in Science
Tagged Athena Swan, Liverpool University, National Academy of Sciences, pandemic, tenure clock
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Do You Cope with Office Politics or Leverage them?
In academia, appraisals (call them what you will) get different degrees of serious attention. Equally, people pay more or less heed to them, depending on personal circumstances and whether anything useful is said. However, a recent study shows that, as … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Equality, Science Culture
Tagged confidence, feedback, implicit bias, Impostor syndrome, stereotypes
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A Throwback to Years Gone By from the Government
Back in 2019 the Committee of Advertising Practice and the Advertising Standards Authority published new guidelines about the problems of gender stereotyping in advertising. The guidelines are clear: ‘These rules state that ads ‘must not include gender stereotypes that are likely … Continue reading
Posted in Equality
Tagged Covid19, Dominic Cummings, Fawcett Society
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DfE Deluge
As has been noted by many this week, there has been a deluge of output from the Department for Education (DfE), covering many matters that have been in the offing for months if not years. That the response to the … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Equality
Tagged Augar Review, BEIS, Further Education, Level 4/5
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