Daily Archives: 31 May 2012

In which the post-doctoral playing field is leveled – in one small corner

Posted on 31 May 2012 by Jennifer Rohn

The British governmental body responsible for funding research and postgraduate training in engineering and the physical sciences, known as the EPSRC, has been getting some bad press recently. But I couldn’t help being impressed by their new fellowship policy, which … Continue reading →

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Last day, in photos

Posted on 31 May 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

WOOHOO! (achieved with 24 hours to go. Sent Messages folder also now empty). I seem to be leaving at a most fortuitous time…

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Who are You Calling a Geek?

Posted on 31 May 2012 by Athene Donald

In my last post, I threw out the fact that I didn’t feel the word ‘geek’ was necessarily going to encourage young girls to see science/engineering as a career for them, a point that was picked up both by my … Continue reading →

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