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Author Archives: Athene Donald
You’re Crazy, It’s Impossible
Many people get told messages like this. You’ll never manage this, you’re insane to try that, don’t even think about starting the other…..every reader will have their own particular bête noire version of these phrases thrown at them as a … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged #Ididitanyway, Bernhard Schrefler, Womanthology
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Transparency and the Gender Pay Gap
The gender pay gap has been much in the news with the revelations about the pay of the BBC’s superstars. Whatever you may feel about the level of remuneration for Chris Evans compared with Andrew Marr, whether you believe one … Continue reading
Are Things Getting Better for Postdocs in Cambridge?
As a recent article in Nature pointed out, housing costs in Cambridge are a significant issue for new recruits to the university. As a city it suffers both from its proximity to London – well within commuter belt, as the … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Science Culture
Tagged accommodation, North West Cambridge, Office for Postdoctoral Affairs
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The Importance of Finding Nothing Out
‘Melts in the mouth, not in the hand’: so said a chocolate advertisement from my youth for the predecessor of Minstrels (a discontinued brand called Treets). Melting temperature is of course an important consideration when it comes to the elegance … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Science Culture
Tagged Andrew Cohen, chocolate, Hannah Devlin, Industrial Strategy Commission
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Inching Forward
This week Cambridge University held its annual Diversity event, hosted by the Vice Chancellor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, always known as Borys. He has been an outstanding leader on this, as on so many fronts, but he is retiring as VC … Continue reading
