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Author Archives: Athene Donald
Science, Culture and All That Jazz
People seem to think that science and culture are two different things. Just as Stefan Collini, in his 2012 book ‘What are Universities for? ’ constantly referred to scientists and scholars, as if scientists were unable to join the (implied … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Science Culture
Tagged Matthew Arnold, Melvyn Bragg, Two Cultures
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How Broad is Broad?
Most conferences provide food for thought and my participation this week in the Global Scholars Symposium in Cambridge certainly fulfilled my expectations in this respect. Although I was meant to be the one doing the talking, there was also time … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Science Culture, Science Policy
Tagged career paths, interdisciplinarity
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Do you have a sponsor? (Do you need one?)
I have been reading the book by Sylvia Ann Hewlett on sponsorship: (Forget a Mentor) Find a Sponsor. Sylvia very kindly gave me a copy of this book when I met her in March where we were both talking at … Continue reading
On the Loss of a Giant
At the turn of the year I wrote about the death of Ed Kramer, one of the two key people in my life who turned me into the person I am as a scientist. I am deeply saddened to learn … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture
Tagged Cavendish Professor, Sir Sam Edwards, soft matter physics
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Knowledge versus Experience
One of the things that is always said about teaching is that it shows you what you do or don’t know. You can’t flannel an explanation to a student who keeps asking probing questions though you may manage to do … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Science Culture
Tagged career progression, mentoring, public speaking
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