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Author Archives: Athene Donald
Why Didn’t I Become a Biologist?
The question in the title is not a rhetorical question. I find it strange when I look back at my early years, why I ended up so convinced I wanted to be a physicist, particularly as there was no family … Continue reading
Stiffening the Backbone
As usual the problem seems to lie with the sub-editors. I read a piece in the Guardian entitled ‘Struggling students are not lacking resilience – they need more support.’ Reading the heading on its own I thought that the article … Continue reading
Still Feeling like an Impostor?
It’s that feeling you get when your PhD supervisor asks you to give your first conference presentation. Or, at a later career stage, when someone suggests you apply for a fellowship. That feeling they must have got it wrong, you’re … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Science Culture
Tagged Hugh Kearns, Im[pstor syndrome, Stuart Higgins
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Playing to Your Strengths
With many fresh graduates on the market seeking jobs, the Independent recently ran an article on interview tips. They were at the basic level. Fair enough for those people who’ve never had to endure such an experience before: be on … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture
Tagged Careers, interview panels, job interviews
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Women on the Platform
Too often one hears of — or attends in person — conferences where all (or nearly all) of the invited and keynote speakers are male. It is dispiriting every time one comes across such an occasion. It isn’t as if … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged burden, committees, conference, keynote speaker
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