Monthly Archives: July 2013

Questions, questions

Posted on 30 July 2013 by Henry Gee

Earlier today I had cause to trawl through the digital archives of Your Favourite Weekly Professional Science Magazine Beginning With N, notwithstanding inasmuch as which I came across a series of articles I ran about ten years ago, over which … Continue reading →

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Mentoring: Getting Personal?

Posted on 30 July 2013 by Athene Donald

Should one worry about confidentiality in the context of a mentoring relationship? Should line managers be one’s mentor? These were amongst the questions posed during the panel discussion in which I participated (along with Lab Director Jim Smith and Anne … Continue reading →

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Library Day in the Life 2013 – Friday

Posted on 29 July 2013 by Frank Norman

My last daily report (for Friday 26 July, but written on the following Monday). See previous reports for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. I didn’t have time to do my daily blog report on Thursday night so I came in early and posted it … Continue reading →

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IUPS Part 2

Posted on 28 July 2013 by Austin

Now that IUPS 2013 has concluded successfully, I thought I should add a few of my conference thoughts, other than those mentioned in the earlier post.   As I am a lazy so-and-so, and I can’t muster too much thinking … Continue reading →

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Landwards

Posted on 28 July 2013 by Henry Gee

This is the cover of Looking Landwards, designed by Andy Bigwood, a SF anthology to be published later this year by NewCon Press. It features stories from a lot of great writers, and me.

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Pride

Posted on 27 July 2013 by Henry Gee

Today the Fine City of Norwich hosted its Pride event, and me and the Croxii went to take a look. Pride comes before a Hall. In this case, Norwich City Hall

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Library Day in the Life 2013 – Thursday (Wikipedia edit-a-thon)

Posted on 26 July 2013 by Frank Norman

My latest daily report. See previous reports for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Today’s the day it’s all happening. Fingers crossed.

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Too Many Tweets Make A… Historical Record?

Posted on 25 July 2013 by Austin

In which we debate the historical usefulness of hashtags, especially in connection with scientific conferences like IUPS 2013. I occasionally get asked, within my University and even beyond it, to pose as some kind of social media expert. Which I’m … Continue reading →

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Shame. Or should that be ‘Postdocalypse’?

Posted on 25 July 2013 by Austin

Not IUPS-related tonight – but something that should concern the people there – should concern *us*. Especially the people WITH senior positions. Scientific research has a lot going for it as a job.

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Knowing What You Know (and What You Don’t)

Posted on 24 July 2013 by Athene Donald

This whole blog of mine was meant to be about interdisciplinary science. At least, when I started it up, 3 years ago next month, that was what I had in mind as my major theme. In fact, like so much … Continue reading →

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