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Author Archives: Athene Donald
Post-Election Christmas Reading List
The general election is now done and dusted. The UK’s future is determined, for good or ill. Scientists (along with everyone else) now must work out how to interact with the new policies, new ideas and – if some of … Continue reading
Posted in Science Funding, Science Policy
Tagged ARPA, Brookings Institute, David Willetts, Further Education
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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
