Category Archives: Equality

Funders get Tough

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Athene Donald

This post is not, as UK readers might think from the title, a tirade about one of our Research Councils’ shortsightedness.  On the contrary, it is a plaudit for a UK ministry, who are showing admirable steel on behalf of … Continue reading →

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Whoever Said Life Is Fair?

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Athene Donald

Any parent will be familiar with a child’s endless whine that ‘it isn’t fair’ – that their sibling got the larger slice of cake or that their classmate’s bedtime is half an hour later than theirs. And the parent’s logical … Continue reading →

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Interview Skills, Careers Advice and Social Mobility

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Athene Donald

Recently the Sutton Trust published an analysis of the relative successes different schools had in getting students into different universities: Oxbridge, the broader cohort of ‘top’ universities referred to as the Sutton 30, and universities overall.  One of the schools … Continue reading →

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For Women in Science (FWIS Fellowships)

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Athene Donald

Prizes for Women? Again? What more can I possibly have to say, having written twice (here and here) in different veins on this subject already.  Tomorrow I chair the jury to judge this year’s L’Oreal/UNESCO For Women in Science UK … Continue reading →

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ASSET 2010 – A Metaphorical Call to Arms for HEI’s

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Athene Donald

There is a danger that the message that there is an uneven playing field for women in science (and indeed in many other fields) has been repeated so often that it is no longer heard. However, it is still true. … Continue reading →

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