Monthly Archives: October 2011

Plight of the living deadlines

Posted on 31 October 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Today was a momentous day. I submitted two progress reports to our private sector collaborator, looked at my calendar, and realised that I don’t have to lurch immediately into a panic about another deadline! Yep, for the first time since … Continue reading →

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Three steps to Heaven

Posted on 31 October 2011 by rpg

Back in August I finally got around to writing the ‘Corporate Twitter Guide’ they’d been on at me to produce. Being the sort of guy I am, I actually did it in twenty tweets. Because I’ve just spent five minutes … Continue reading →

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In which science careers get a fair hearing [24]

Posted on 31 October 2011 by Jennifer Rohn

Once again I revisit the question broached by Science is Vital in our recent report Careering Out of Control? A Crisis in UK Science Careers. Last week I participated in a round table discussion about this very issue co-hosted by … Continue reading →

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David Willetts and the Round Table

Posted on 31 October 2011 by Athene Donald

Last week, fellow OT blogger Jenny Rohn and I were among the attendees at the roundtable discussion headed up by Paul Nurse (President of the Royal Society) and David Willetts (Minister of State for Universities and Science), held at the … Continue reading →

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The Missing Link

Posted on 30 October 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Man, I love Hallowe’en. Apparently I freaked a lot of people out… and some people asked to get their photo taken with me! But the best part was when I ran into a guy dressed as a gorilla and we … Continue reading →

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Meet your density

Posted on 30 October 2011 by rpg

Now witness the firepower of this fully ARMED and OPERATIONAL battle station!

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Kittehs To The Rescue

Posted on 30 October 2011 by Henry Gee

I was going to discuss politics and religion in this post, until I remembered (1) a promise I made to myself at Yom Kippur not to get embroiled in such discussions any more, as they only seem to cause anxiety … Continue reading →

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Stem cells to the rescue

Posted on 29 October 2011 by Steve Caplan

A short time ago, I found myself in a conversation with someone who began to ask about my work in the lab. Unlike many scientists that I know, who feel uncomfortable and even unable to explain what they do on … Continue reading →

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The Trouble with Women

Posted on 28 October 2011 by Athene Donald

A couple of weeks ago I took part in a debate organised by the local chapter of the Triple Helix Society given the provocative title of ‘The Trouble with Women’, designed to debate why women are still found in such … Continue reading →

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I am proud to be one of them. [4]

Posted on 26 October 2011 by Richard Wintle

On futzing around, looking for something else, I came across a letter to the editor of The Times, written by the redoubtable Lt. Colonel Alfred Daniel Wintle in 1946. Wintle, a fabulously eccentric yet quintessentially English gentleman (and yes, I … Continue reading →

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