On behalf of the entire Occam’s Typewriter crew, I’d like to extend congratulations to Athene Donald for her Lifetime Achievement Award from the UKRC:
Professor Dame Athene Donald of the University of Cambridge was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award for her services to women in SET. Professor Donald has worked at the University since 1983 and has been a pioneer in soft matter and biological physics within the UK. Her work has been recognised by numerous prizes, including the 2009 L’Oreal/UNESCO Laureate for Europe. On a national level she also chairs the Athena Forum which deals with issues around career progression for women in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) subjects in higher education.
The award is splendidly deserved and we’re pleased as punch to have Athene blogging at OT!
[Updated to add: see pics at the Grauniad.]
Congratulations Athene!!
That’s brilliant.
Cheers!
*clappety clappety clap*
^
that is applause. :D
WOOHOO! Many congratulations, Athene!
Thank you all so much. It is lovely to be part of this community. Even if it is essentially virtual I feel I am getting to know you all!
I think I already did this via Twitter but congrats once again Athene! Nice to see that the Guardian gave the awards some coverage.
Congrats, Athene! And thanks to rpg for the Grauniad link (there’s a nice article, too). I’m somewhat disconnected on this side of the pond (and not being a Tweeter), so I’m especially glad to be informed as part of this group.
Wow. Perhaps you know whether this bus goes to the station? You being a Dame and all.