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Author Archives: Athene Donald
Getting the Balance Right
Without much fanfare, the allocations across the different research councils have just been announced until the end of the current spending round. What processes went into making decisions about the distribution between the different research councils is not obvious, or … Continue reading
What makes for a Toxic Environment?
Toxic atmospheres have been in the news recently in the wake of an NHS report on a low-performing cardiac unit in London. All the articles I’ve read on this are short on detail of what actually happened. ‘Dark forces’ are … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Science Culture
Tagged competition, harassment, head of department, working environment
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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
