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Accrual of Disadvantage
Another year, another International Women’s Day. Sometimes I get frustrated that so much action happens on this one day of the year, and isn’t distributed uniformly throughout, so that the discussions, the highlighting, the signposting – all those necessary actions … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Women in Science
Tagged citations, CVs, Matilda effect, student assessments, Unconscious bias
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A University Education and a Lifetime of Debt
Finally, the response to the Augar Review, for which we have been waiting for the rather splendid number of 1001 days, has been released. I will not accuse the Government of choosing a good day to bury bad news, because … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Education
Tagged Augar Review, Further Education, Levelling Up, lifetime loan entitlement
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In Academia, Pats on the Back are Rare
How are you doing? I don’t mean either mentally or physically, but are you keeping up with the Jones’? Are you doing as well as you should for the stage of career you’re at, and how do you know? The … Continue reading
Let’s Hope We Can All Stick to Science
There was a collective sigh of relief when it was announced that the UK would commit to Association for Horizon Europe. We knew the details had to be worked out, but we assumed the commitment was as good as a … Continue reading
Posted in Science Funding
Tagged ERC, Horizon Europe, Switzerland
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Getting the Skills Right for Successful Levelling Up
We await the Levelling Up White Paper. It is not easy to read the tealeaves of this turbulent political time to work out when the delay is likely to be terminated, although the last rumour I heard has it down … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged A levels, Core Maths, Michael Gove, qualifications, technicians
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