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Author Archives: Athene Donald
Levelling up for Whom?
A recent HEPI report, written by Sarah Chaytor, Grace Gottlieb and Graeme Reid, all from UCL, considered aspects of levelling up and regional policy. Amongst their conclusions was that, despite what other commentators have said, the UK is not particularly … Continue reading
Posted in Science Funding
Tagged Cambridge, East of England, Graeme Reid, The Missing Four Billion
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Do you know Excellence when you see it?
Politicians toss around phrases like ‘levelling up’ and ‘build back better’, not to mention ‘freedom of speech’, with gay abandon. Such words sound so positive and authoritative, what could be the problem? As many people have pointed out, however, there … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Research, Science Funding
Tagged bias, ERC, grant-giving panels, Matthew effect, REF
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How Best to Tackle Bullying?
How can we make the university sector a more pleasant place to work? Bullying and harassment (whether of a sexual nature or not) are, it would appear, endemic across the higher education sector, for staff and students alike. Every survey … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged Bystander, culture change, toxic culture change, Wellcome
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Giving Due Credit
Due Credit When I was setting out as a young PI, the standard thing to do (on acetates, once we’d moved on from 35mm slides) was to acknowledge co-workers – students or postdocs, or wider collaborators – via a simple … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Science Culture
Tagged bad behaviour, conferences, whistleblowing
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