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Tag Archives: Impostor syndrome
Who Do You Think You Are?
This is not about the TV programme of the same name. I would not be a good contender for that because, at least on one side of the family, I know quite a lot about my antecedents so I doubt … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged compliments, Impostor syndrome, poise
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Being Resilient
Have a setback, bounce back. That is what all the self-help books would proclaim loud and clear. It applies as much in science as anywhere else, perhaps more so since the setback need not be in one’s career or personal … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged Breakthrough Prize, Impostor syndrome, Jocelyn Bell Burnell
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When Should You Say Yes?
I am prompted to ask this question by a whole slew of different events and stories this past week. The question is in part a general one about what is good for careers, and in part it reflects gender issues … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged committee work, Impostor syndrome, manel
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Freshers’ Fears
Freshers are pouring in to their new universities, finding their way around strange cities, unfamiliar halls of residence, learning the vocabulary of their new alma mater, drinking endless amounts of coffee/tea/beer/wine/shots as they attempt to work out who will be … Continue reading
A Tale of Politics, Policy and Nerves
Walking in to the Babbage Lecture Theatre in the centre of Cambridge last week took me straight back to what I suspect was the first lecture I ever attended (or should that be endured?) in Cambridge as an undergraduate. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture
Tagged Carlos Moedas, Downing Street Declaration, EU, Impostor syndrome, Jo Johnson
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