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Author Archives: Athene Donald
Some Scores are More Equal than Others
Having committed to sit on an EPSRC panel for the first time in many years, I had my sights set on a post about the Shared Services Centre of the Research Councils. Clearly this is a popular topic for academics … Continue reading
Men Feel the Fear Too (but what do they do with it?)
My last post struck a chord with many. I was rather overwhelmed by the response, both in direct comments on the post and through the more ephemeral form of twitter. Two aspects particularly struck me: The reaction ‘I thought I … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Science Culture
Tagged alpha male, feelings, hierarchy, Impostor syndrome
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What Am I Doing Here?
This past week reminded me of the seeming ubiquity of impostor syndrome, even in the visibly successful and apparently supremely confident. Or at least, this statement is true as it pertains to women. One outcome of what follows is I … Continue reading
Posted in Women in Science
Tagged Frances Ashcroft, Impostor syndrome, Linda Partridge, Vivienne Parry
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How Hard Do You Work?
Career progression and promotion require that you tick all the right boxes when panels scrutinise your CV. If you are trying to optimise your chances of advancing up the greasy pole, this requires that you know what the boxes are … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Women in Science
Tagged Athena Swan, outreach, promotion, University of Leicester, women in STEM in HE
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The Dangers of Disciplinary Diversity
One of the curious facts about our scientific disciplines is that they do tend to have their own flavour and culture, with things that are taken as the norm in one discipline seeming very alien to another. There are a … Continue reading
Posted in Interdisciplinary Science, Science Funding
Tagged BIS, David Willetts, EPSRC, innovation, politicians, synthetic chemists
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