Monthly Archives: October 2011

Dangling conversations

Posted on 21 October 2011 by Steve Caplan

“So, is this your first time in Omaha?” I recently blogged about feeling isolated as a scientist in my field here in the windy plains of Nebraska. One way to try and mitigate this feeling is to invite guest speakers … Continue reading →

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Leadership from the Top

Posted on 20 October 2011 by Athene Donald

What will it take for true equality to occur, not just in academic science but in employment anywhere? One key aspect is that people at the top not just ‘talk the talk’ but ‘walk the walk’. So, when talking about … Continue reading →

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Yorkshire

Posted on 20 October 2011 by Henry Gee

I’ve just returned from a most interesting trip to Yorkshire. First I had to visit the Yorkshire consulate in London where a nice man called Willie Eckerslike renewed my visa and made sure my jabs were up to date, notwithstanding … Continue reading →

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Separating the l33t from the graph

Posted on 18 October 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Were you ever explicitly taught which graphs to use to represent different types of scientific data? I remember some very basic lessons on this subject in high school maths (and possibly biology), but once I reached university it was never … Continue reading →

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Libel Reform: steps forward [4]

Posted on 18 October 2011 by Stephen

Today sees the publication of a very important report on libel reform. The report is from the Parliamentary Joint Scrutiny Committee, which has been considering the government’s draft defamation bill in the light of oral and written evidence from interested … Continue reading →

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In which I embark on one last hurrah [13]

Posted on 17 October 2011 by Jennifer Rohn

So, there is life after a high-throughput screen after all. As the dust settles after publication of my big screen in the Journal of Cell Biology, I’ve been thinking back on the last four years of my lab life and … Continue reading →

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Hockey Pool, Week 2

Posted on 17 October 2011 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Apologies for the delay – we’ve been having problems with our internet and cable TV service that seem to be getting worse every few weeks, so we haven’t had any internet all weekend (I’m jonesin’, man!) Shaw’s tech support number … Continue reading →

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Tea and Tradition

Posted on 16 October 2011 by Athene Donald

And the votes are in. The University of Cambridge Senate has just voted for its new Chancellor. Senate rarely votes about anything, and the last time a Chancellor’s nomination was put to such a vote was in 1847 when Prince … Continue reading →

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The past, The future and The Guardian

Posted on 16 October 2011 by Stephen

This week I got to visit a part of London that is for me a hallowed place – the offices of The Guardian newspaper. I was participating in a workshop for the people who had been short-listed for the Wellcome … Continue reading →

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Annibookery

Posted on 16 October 2011 by Steve Caplan

This date one year ago marks the launch of my first novel “Matter Over Mind.” As I’ve been ‘scooped’ twice on this topic by Dr. Gee’s EXCERPT and then followed by his Uploads, Downloads, I will make this pathetic attempt … Continue reading →

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