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Author Archives: Athene Donald
Loading the Women – or Not?
The question of what should the composition of any team ‘look’ like remains one I feel uncertain about. Whereas a list of a dozen invited speakers who are all males smacks of bias or incompetence rather than a true reflection … Continue reading
Being Resilient
Have a setback, bounce back. That is what all the self-help books would proclaim loud and clear. It applies as much in science as anywhere else, perhaps more so since the setback need not be in one’s career or personal … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged Breakthrough Prize, Impostor syndrome, Jocelyn Bell Burnell
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Worrying about Deserts of Nothingness
Recently a website calling itself UKRI Observatory published two blogposts analysing information obtained by them under FoI regarding assessments of EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training. The point the blogpost was making was that it appeared at first sight that many … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Science Culture, Science Funding
Tagged Centres for Doctoral Training, EPSRC, PhD students, training
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The Lure of Procrastination
Why do you procrastinate? Since most people are guilty of this failing at least some of the time, few readers are likely to say ‘what me, I never do!’ I believe the reasons are many and various but I must … Continue reading
