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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Athena Swan – Celebrating the Changing Culture
Today I attended the lunch for winners of Athena Swan awards. I was there wearing my hat as Chair of the Athena Forum (whose predecessor, the Athena Project, had been the progenitor of the Athena Swan awards), but I was … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Women in Science
Tagged Athena Swan, best practice, ECU, female science bloggers
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Whither (or possibly even wither) BBSRC’s Committee C?
I am now heading off to a hotel near Heathrow for a BBSRC committee meeting. These are always held in such delightful locations because of the need for a large enough hotel to fit all 4 committees plus the associated … Continue reading
Posted in Biological Physics, Interdisciplinary Science, Research, Science Funding
Tagged bioinformatics, David Willets, research funding, systems biology, Vince Cable
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Committee Etiquette
Now I am back from my holiday, one of my first tasks is to get on top of the committee work for this week’s BBSRC Research Committee C, which I now chair. Times have changed substantially from the first such … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged Implicit Association Test, Unconscious bias, Virginia Valian
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The Advantages of Maturity
A final post on the Oxford meeting, before I go on holiday for the next week (no laptop, no emails and no posts). This topic is provoked by some comments made to me by a mature PhD student attending the … Continue reading
Posted in Biological Physics, Education
Tagged life skills, research student, training
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Teaching to bridge the gap between Physics and Biology
Yesterday’s sessions at the Physics Meets Biology meeting ended with discussion of what can be done to help teaching in biological physics. The 2008 Wakeham Review highlighted that ‘physics students in many departments get regrettably little exposure,if any, to modern … Continue reading
Posted in Biological Physics, Interdisciplinary Science, Teaching
Tagged undergraduate teaching
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