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The Dangers of Brilliance
As the detailed criteria of REF2029 are being worked through, the issue over the research culture part remains unclear. There are those who think research culture is an irrelevance in the pursuit of excellence, that it is a touchy-feely kind … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Equality, Science Culture
Tagged Economics, environment, philosophy, smart
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Mary Wollstonecraft’s Wisdom
I came to Mary Wollstonecraft late, as it were, not even having come across her name until relatively recently. Perhaps that is a shameful admission, but I think she has become much more visible of late, not least due to … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Equality
Tagged retirement, roles, skills
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Does Working from Home make you more Productive?
Does working from home (and hybrid working) improve productivity or the opposite? Two recent reports have come to slightly different conclusions, and I suspect this is not surprising because the answer almost certainly is ‘it depends’. Clearly if you are … Continue reading
Educational Disadvantage
With many schools in England apparently in danger of crumbling around or upon pupils, the start of the new school year offers the potential, once again, of being disrupted for thousands of pupils. Since the start of the pandemic in … Continue reading
What Should I Say to my Kids?
As well as attending the Hay Literary Festival, I’ve been involved with a number of interviews and podcasts over the last couple of weeks relating to the publication of my book Not Just for the Boys: Why we need more … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Equality, Women in Science
Tagged Hay Festival, maths, parents, school
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