Category Archives: Biological Physics

Too Much Interdisciplinarity? From Cliometricians to Mathematical Biologists

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Athene Donald

I have recently been reading two apparently vastly different books: In Defence of History by Richard J Evans, a Cambridge colleague, and Making Sense of Life by Evelyn Fox Keller. Despite their widely different topics and approaches, reading them in … Continue reading →

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Writing the Right Stuff

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Athene Donald

Almost everything I have written over the last 30 odd years has been in the standard format of so-called ‘scholarly articles’ and grant applications.  There is a certain style to this, rather formal and usually retaining the passive voice – … Continue reading →

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An Evening Out

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Athene Donald

Last night I was at the IOP Awards’ Dinner in London.  Following the recent revamp of all the IOP Awards about three years ago, a new subject award – appropriately called the Franklin Medal to celebrate Rosalind Franklin  – was … Continue reading →

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Physics of Living Matter – More Thoughts on Interdisciplinary Working

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Athene Donald

Over the next couple of days I’ll be at the annual Physics of Living Matter conference.  This is the 5th annual conference in Cambridge, and they have become a very firm fixture in many of our calendars. They serve to … Continue reading →

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Am I having an Impact?

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Athene Donald

The scientific community is fairly sensitised to the word ‘impact’ by now, and many of us will have written Pathways to Impact Statements, and read some too. I sit on the REF Physics Pilot panel, so I have seen a … Continue reading →

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