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‘Pure’ versus ‘Applied’ Science
When I started this blog, more than ten years ago, I imagined I would write about physics, and specifically about physics at the interface with biology. Perhaps, I thought, I would write about exciting papers I’d read; indeed, I asked … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Interdisciplinary Science, Research
Tagged Biological Physics, James Clerk Maxwell, Mike Cates, Pietro Cicuta
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The Imperative of Skills
Whereas academic scientists too often only think in terms of producing the next generation of academic scientists like them, the reality is many would-be PIs would be lost without the technicians who keep the equipment running, train newcomers and generally … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Education
Tagged BEIS, Chatteris, Further Education, technicians, training
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Burnout
As we ‘celebrate’ the anniversary of the UK’s first national lockdown this week, reflection seems in order. Things that seemed unimaginable last March, we now take in our stride, in the sense that we simply get on with them. Coming … Continue reading
DfE Deluge
As has been noted by many this week, there has been a deluge of output from the Department for Education (DfE), covering many matters that have been in the offing for months if not years. That the response to the … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Equality
Tagged Augar Review, BEIS, Further Education, Level 4/5
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Rethinking Qualifications? It’s About Time
For the second year running our school assessment system is up in the air, for totally understandable reasons. A Levels were explicitly cancelled but the Government seemed incapable of giving a clear answer about this month’s BTec’s, the vocational equivalent. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, skills
Tagged A levels, BTec, Charles Clarke, David Goodhart, David Sainsbury
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