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Category Archives: Interdisciplinary Science
Knowing What You Know (and What You Don’t)
This whole blog of mine was meant to be about interdisciplinary science. At least, when I started it up, 3 years ago next month, that was what I had in mind as my major theme. In fact, like so much … Continue reading
Charisma throughout a Convoluted Career
One of the joys of Christmas is having the time to reduce the number of unread books on one’s mental ‘to do’ list by a handful, although this is a good intention sometimes challenged by the gain of a few … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Interdisciplinary Science, Research
Tagged ESPCI, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, soft matter physics
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Hypothesising about Interdisciplinarity
How often have I heard it said that ‘the policies are good but the implementation is shaky’? I could make that comment about many of the issues around women in science, where the best-intentioned policies are defeated by negativity, implicit … Continue reading
Posted in Biological Physics, Interdisciplinary Science
Tagged Doug Kell, grant proposal, hypotheses, referees, Research Council
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Broadening Horizons
Beyond the straight and narrow of their disciplines, there is far more that should form part of what every PhD student is exposed to during their doctoral (and indeed post-doctoral) years. I was reminded of this fact when I attended … Continue reading
Falling Down the Cracks: The Challenge for Interdisciplinary Science
Let’s hear it for interdisciplinary science. Everyone says what a good idea it is. The research councils strategic plans tend to laud it. And yet, and yet….Do they mean it? Last week I attended an excellent conference in Oxford. Entitled … Continue reading
Posted in Interdisciplinary Science
Tagged BBSRC, Biological Physics, EPSRC, interdisciplinary science, refereeing
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