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Author Archives: Athene Donald
Diversity in the HE Sector
When I was a harried mother, trying to maintain some sort of work-life balance while running a research group and keeping family fed and watered alongside my husband, I had no energy left for reading. Aga sagas, chick-lit and general … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged David Willetts, Further Educcation, Higher Education, Sam Gyimah
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Are universities finally moving towards their #MeToo moment?
I have been away from my computer for over a week, but while I was away a piece I wrote previously for the Guardian HE Network has appeared regarding sexism in academic science. So, for my latest thoughts on this … Continue reading
Posted in Women in Science
Tagged Geoff Marcy, Guardian, sexism
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Judging on Potential (or Not)
I was trying to lay my hands on a quote I heard recently on the radio about creativity by Wolfgang von Goethe to kickstart this blogpost, and instead (amongst 100’s of others of his quotes) I came upon this: ‘Girls … Continue reading
A Lifetime of Music
It is inevitable that as one gets older the deaths of people who have meant a great deal to you happen more and more often. I have written in the past years about the death of two key mentors of … Continue reading
What does the Future Hold for Interdisciplinary Research Funding?
UKRI has big shoes to fill. So far it has only just begun to signal its intentions regarding strategic directions: the ‘strategic prospectus’ it published in May was more a road map for developing its strategy than a strategy itself. … Continue reading
Posted in Interdisciplinary Science, Science Funding
Tagged refereeing, Strategic Priorities Fund, UKRI
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