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Voice: Finding Yours
Last week I was the protagonist in the curious ritual called a ‘post-prandial’ talk at my College (Churchill). In other words, after the whole Fellowship had met for the formal governance activity known as ‘Governing Body’, and after dinner (prandium … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Women in Science
Tagged authenticity, Carol Gilligan, giving talks, Maggie Thatcher
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Beyond the Comfort Zone
Last week started off in unfamiliar ways. I’ve written before about the challenges of doing something for the first time, and this week I had two consecutive days of things that felt stressful and unusual to me. These issues of … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Science Funding
Tagged Labour, New Scientist Live, Peter Kyle
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New Scientist Live and Other Talks
It’s the start of a new term in Cambridge and this weekend the streets around the city will be full of nervous looking parents trying to find somewhere to park to unpack their anxious looking children. (One of the many … Continue reading
Posted in Women in Science
Tagged Carol Monaghan, Not just for the boys, talks
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Educational Disadvantage
With many schools in England apparently in danger of crumbling around or upon pupils, the start of the new school year offers the potential, once again, of being disrupted for thousands of pupils. Since the start of the pandemic in … Continue reading
Inefficiency as a Blessing in Disguise
In the process of tidying up my office I have managed to fill several large bins for recycling. I found many unremembered old reports. Indeed, sometimes I found multiple copies due to my incompetence in remembering where I filed the … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Science Culture
Tagged comfort break, inefficiency, pandemic, writing
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