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Skills and Post-16 Education
In his Anniversary Day address to the Royal Society’s Fellowship last week, the President, Adrian Smith, drew attention to the state of our education system, recognizing that the Prime Minister’s intent to “reform the education system to include some form … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged Augar Review, Dave Phoenix, Further Education, Kelly Vere, T Levels
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Conversations in Amazing Libraries
Remarkably, I have been in three magnificent rooms of books in the last week, starting off with the Wren Library in Cambridge’s Trinity College. The first photo (which I admit I have taken from Diane Coyle’s Bluesky feed) gives an … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Women in Science
Tagged Diane Coyle, Mary Somerville, Royal Institution, Tabitha Goldstaub, Wren Library
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Talking to Strangers
I was struck by an article in the Guardian written by Catherine Carr about the pleasure she derives from talking to strangers, which forms the basis of her podcast ‘Where are you going?’ (disclaimer, I’ve never listened to it or, … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged advice, Greyhound bus, Ithaca, therapy
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The Things You Don’t Know You Know
It is very easy, at any stage in a career, to look at your peers and think they have everything solved while you are wandering around in the dark. This is, of course, an illusion. They will be looking at … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture
Tagged experts, Simon McDonald
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Being Festive about Women in STEM
Last week I attended an event at Murray Edwards College, a Women in STEM Festival. Dorothy Byrne, their President though not herself a scientist (she studied Philosophy at Manchester), had done a fantastic job in bringing together a wide range … Continue reading
Posted in Women in Science
Tagged Chi Onwurah, Dorothy Byrne, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Murray Edwards College
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