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Author Archives: Athene Donald
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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Strong Women, Wise Words
Today I read two interviews with academic leaders, strong women both working in decidedly male-dominated fields. Their experiences are salutary and their advice worth taking to heart, much of it applying regardless of gender. Firstly, and more famously at least … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged Economics, luck, Minouche Shafik, Rama Govindarajan
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Unconscious Bias 2.0
‘Unconscious bias’ has become very much part of the conscious process that many organisations try to bring to bear on their decision-making, be it with regard to promotions or appointments. However, what do they mean by it and how do … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged appointment committees, CV, promotion, publishing
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