Daily Archives: 10 May 2011

Some family business

Posted on 10 May 2011 by Austin

Readers of this blog will know that I am not the only scientist in the Elliott family, nor the best one. My father Gerald, who pops up occasionally on this blog in the comments, or even from my mentioning him … Continue reading →

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Shrubbery

Posted on 10 May 2011 by Henry Gee

When I was about five years old, I remember reading a book in the school library called You Will Go To The Moon. This was the 1960s, when the Space Race was being run, and everyone was space crazy (well, … Continue reading →

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University Committees’ Dramatis Personae

Posted on 10 May 2011 by Athene Donald

A little while ago I wrote about those committee members who are ubiquitous but who never would be missed. The cast of characters I described before were those prevalent on grant-giving committees, for instance, and so tended to be a … Continue reading →

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