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Author Archives: Athene Donald
'Every Other Thursday' – Do Support Groups Support?
Every Other Thursday is a book about a woman’s self help group in California, which has attempted to address the problem of where academic women might find support. Founded on the precepts of radical psychiatry, the group gathers every other … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Science Culture, Uncategorized, Women in Science, Women's Issues
Tagged Every Other Thursday, sexual harassment, support groups, women
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Obnoxious Physicists?
xkcd takes a sardonic view of interdisciplinary science I am sure readers of this blog do not tackle their science in this way, or think about their pet biological system as a ‘spherical cow’! Thanks to Matthew and Owen for … Continue reading
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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