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Writer’s Block
Regular readers of my blog will have noticed there has been nothing new to read for a while. I guess this could be ascribed simply to the familiar problem of writer’s block, but it felt more like a complete loss … Continue reading
Being Media-Savvy
I’m a great believer in media training, but the reality is that it isn’t as simple as ‘one size fits all’. Any training will no doubt help confidence and maybe point out your good and bad traits, but how to … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Science Culture
Tagged Gwyneth Williams, Jim Al Khalili, referendum, Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, The Life Scientific
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Synaptic Transfer and Interdisciplinarity
I spent much of the Christmas break admiring my new granddaughter’s constantly changing and newly acquired skills as she progressed from 8 weeks old to 10; the sense of new synaptic connections being made was very strong as her hand-eye … Continue reading
From Cambridge to the Fens can feel a Long Way
This week I attended the Discovery Awards associated with the Longitude Prize. These provide seedcorn money for those facing some bottleneck in their quest for a rapid test that helps to rule out unnecessary use of antibiotics, the focus of … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Education
Tagged AMR, Longitude Prize, public engagement, Wisbech
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With Regret
It is always difficult to know when to say no, or enough is enough. Turning down or walking away from opportunities is a difficult thing to do, particularly when they are things you’d really like to do. But there comes … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Science Culture
Tagged Durham, Science Museum, Shildon, Wonderlab
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