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Author Archives: Athene Donald
New Year, New You
We all know New Year’s resolutions tend to last no longer than the first week or two, but it does no harm to reflect at this time of year what might improve body and soul as well as output and … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture
Tagged Churchill College, exercise, muscles
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Being Exceptional
One of the books I read over Christmas was the 2023 book by Kate Zernike, The Exceptions. It is a story about that committed band of sixteen female scientists at MIT, led by Nancy Hopkins, who built up the evidence … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged Kate Zernike, MIT, Nancy Hopkins
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Not Being in the In-Crowd
Recently I was preparing a talk about work scientists may do that is not simply research and it has provoked me to think about when I fell into doing policy work, or at least moving out of the lab itself. … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged Food Physics, grant panels, maternity leave
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Skills and Post-16 Education
In his Anniversary Day address to the Royal Society’s Fellowship last week, the President, Adrian Smith, drew attention to the state of our education system, recognizing that the Prime Minister’s intent to “reform the education system to include some form … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged Augar Review, Dave Phoenix, Further Education, Kelly Vere, T Levels
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Conversations in Amazing Libraries
Remarkably, I have been in three magnificent rooms of books in the last week, starting off with the Wren Library in Cambridge’s Trinity College. The first photo (which I admit I have taken from Diane Coyle’s Bluesky feed) gives an … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Women in Science
Tagged Diane Coyle, Mary Somerville, Royal Institution, Tabitha Goldstaub, Wren Library
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