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Failure in Real Life
Before my university term starts, I have two dates towards the end of September to talk to young women. One of these is directed at girls of school age, the other women at PhD level, to try to encourage them … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Science Culture
Tagged CV, outreach, school children, Stuart Firestein
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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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Being Unexpectedly Provocative
I have recently returned from a trip to Santa Barbara, to the conference to honour my late mentor Professor Ed Kramer, and San Francisco, where I met up with various alumni and alumnae of my College and the University. In … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Equality, Women in Science
Tagged alumni, California, Ed Kramer, Miss Triggs
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Compartmentalising our Passions
As scientists, many in the world believe we are reductionist, breaking everything down into component parts. For some humanities’ scholars this can be equated to the fact that we can’t possibly be creative or, in Thomas Carlyle’s words (in 1833), … Continue reading
Multitasking in the Public Eye
I spent much of the last week in Belgium. A long-scheduled trip, I spent a couple of nights in Brussels and one in Leuven. With Cambridge-Brussels being easy and streamlined (usually at least) via Eurostar, this should have been a … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science
Tagged BBC, British Science Association, Justin Webb, LERU
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