Category Archives: Education

Do we want to ‘feminise’ science teaching?

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Athene Donald

This week two rather different (scholarly) articles about women/girls and science were brought to my notice. One, a study of 14 year old schoolchildren began ‘Girls are more interested in studying science if topics are presented in a female friendly … Continue reading →

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What’s Sauce for the Goose….

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Athene Donald

Ah hubris! In my last post I discussed confidence, and tricks that anxious students and interviewees might care to practice so that, whatever their internal tremors, they can come across as cool and confident.  I am sure that read as … Continue reading →

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Where’s the Wow Factor?

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Athene Donald

Where’s the Wow Factor? was a question posed at the Physics Meets Biology meeting in September in the context of teaching Biological Physics, as I discussed before.  I was reminded of this question while attending this year’s Institute of Physics … Continue reading →

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The Media and (Un)Constructive Reporting – the David Lammy Saga

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Athene Donald

This week, universities and their funding have been much in the news, coupled with telling images of the anger of many students around the country at the proposed hike in fees.  Another story also hit the news about universities, or … Continue reading →

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Inspirational Gentlemen

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Athene Donald

This week I have taken on a new role as Chair of the Royal Society’s Education Committee. School education (like so much in the UK)  is an area of much flux and I can imagine an increasing role for this … Continue reading →

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