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Author Archives: Athene Donald
The Future of Skills and Education?
It is only six weeks since I last wrote about skills on this blog. Not, you might think, a very long time for change to happen. And yet much has. A new monarch (probably the least important for the theme … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Equality, Science Funding
Tagged Further Education, investment, Lifelong learning entitlement, science superpower
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Impostors at a Conference
September has always been a busy time for conferences, and I have attended a fair few in my time. However, the one I attended this week was the first scientific one I recall having impostor syndrome publicly mentioned several times, … Continue reading
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Dodgy Encounters with a Fragile Piece of Equipment
Doing a PhD is hard work, stressful and uncertain. Even with the most understanding of supervisors, the clearest goals and routes to get there, there will be hiccoughs and worse en route to getting the letters after your name. And, … Continue reading
Celebrations are in Order
A Level results are out, and students are now either celebrating, or sitting in misery having had their worst fears confirmed. Cambridge colleges, such as my own, will be assessing whether or not we’ve hit our multiple targets – by … Continue reading
Joining the Dots Around Skills
You don’t have to read beyond the first few lines of the summary of last week’s House of Lords’ Science and Technology Select Committee Report to recognize they are sceptical about the Government’s direction of travel when it comes to … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Education, Science Funding
Tagged absorptive capacity, diffusion, Felixstowe, green economy, House of Lords
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