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Invest in Women: Venture Capitalists and Female Entrepreneurs
Back in 2019, The Alison Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship was published, spelling out just how bad the environment was for would-be female entrepreneurs. She was blunt in the opening words of her introduction “I firmly believe that the disparity … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, appraisal, ASSET 2010, Athena Forum, Austrian science, Book Review, Careers, Equality, Evelyn Fox Keller, gender, History of Science, professional training, promotion, Science Funding, Women's Issues
Tagged Alison Rose, femtech, innovation, Invest in Women Taskforce
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The Importance of Technicians
My last post discussed the ecosystem for those who consider themselves researchers and where it can go wrong if the incentives turn out to be perverse, however logical they seem on the surface. Today I turn to consider the technicians, … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture
Tagged demographics, laboratory, pastoral care, Talent Commission, Technician Commitment
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The Dangers of Brilliance
As the detailed criteria of REF2029 are being worked through, the issue over the research culture part remains unclear. There are those who think research culture is an irrelevance in the pursuit of excellence, that it is a touchy-feely kind … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Equality, Science Culture
Tagged Economics, environment, philosophy, smart
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Climate Change and Seneca Falls
Those of you familiar with American women’s call for the vote will recognize the name Seneca Falls. It is situated in picturesque upstate New York, near the top of Lake Cayuga, at the bottom of which sit Ithaca and Cornell … Continue reading
Posted in Women in Science
Tagged climate change, Eunice Foote, Peter Stott
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Mary Wollstonecraft’s Wisdom
I came to Mary Wollstonecraft late, as it were, not even having come across her name until relatively recently. Perhaps that is a shameful admission, but I think she has become much more visible of late, not least due to … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Equality
Tagged retirement, roles, skills
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