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Author Archives: Athene Donald
Travelling Hopefully to 2.4% GDP
David Willetts, for a number of years the Minister of State for Universities and Science, now an FRS, President of the Advisory Board for a think-tank (Resolution Foundation) and writer (most recently, A University Education), has just published a pamphlet … Continue reading
Posted in Science Funding
Tagged David Willetts, Dominic Cummings, Fraunhofer Institutes, Richard Jones
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Working Together for Equity
This week I was honoured by the THE as the winner of their ‘Lifetime Achievement’ Award during their annual awards’ ceremony, for my work around gender equality issues. Photo courtesy of THE. With me are John Gill (L), their Editor … Continue reading
Posted in Equality
Tagged champion, complicit, Lifetime Achievement Award, UCU
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How Silly Are You (or Pompous or Forthright)?
What’s wrong with being called gutsy? The new book by Hillary and Chelsea Clinton use it as a term of approbation, but it didn’t find favour with Emma Brockes in the Guardian. Why? ‘It’s partly that descriptors like “gutsy” seem … Continue reading
Doing Your Bit
When you have vulnerable people being harassed, what can you do? And I mean you. I have written a lot recently on my blog about the importance of bystanders. To learn more, I attended a recent training session regarding Bystander … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Equality
Tagged Bystander, harassment, intervention, toxic
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Science and Government, Science in Government
Before pre-election purdah set in, two interesting reports got published, one with more fanfare than the other. The one with more publicity attached was the long-awaited report (Changes and Choices) on options for future international funding by Adrian Smith and … Continue reading
Posted in Research
Tagged Adrian Smith, Areas of Research Interest, Jon Agar, Public Laboratories, RSRE
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