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Author Archives: Athene Donald
The Pleasures of Committee Work
I have to admit I find the dynamics of watching a committee come together and work effectively peculiarly satisfying, which is an odd sort of confession to make. I am intrigued by the social interactions that need to develop if … Continue reading
Unwritten Rules
Last week I had a meeting with a professorial colleague, a woman from a Humanities Department who is heading up a working group within the university. We were discussing how to ensure she got the information she needed and I … Continue reading
Publish and Be Damned
In this age of h indices and impact factors, the choice of where to publish seems to get ever more important and complex. It used to be, as a physicist, the place to publish was PRL – or at least … Continue reading
Posted in Biological Physics, Communicating Science, Interdisciplinary Science, Research
Tagged Alzheimer's Disease, h index, journals, Nature, publication, starch
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What’s Sauce for the Goose….
Ah hubris! In my last post I discussed confidence, and tricks that anxious students and interviewees might care to practice so that, whatever their internal tremors, they can come across as cool and confident. I am sure that read as … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Education, Science Culture, Uncategorized
Tagged media training, nerves, practice, self-confidence
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Blushes and Bluster
Last week I participated in the Eureka Live debate on Women in Science at the Wellcome Collection in London. My fellow panellist Ottoline Leyser, spoke passionately in favour of being positive. (Ottoline, you may recall, is the author of that … Continue reading
