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Category Archives: History of Science
Invest in Women: Venture Capitalists and Female Entrepreneurs
Back in 2019, The Alison Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship was published, spelling out just how bad the environment was for would-be female entrepreneurs. She was blunt in the opening words of her introduction “I firmly believe that the disparity … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, appraisal, ASSET 2010, Athena Forum, Austrian science, Book Review, Careers, Equality, Evelyn Fox Keller, gender, History of Science, professional training, promotion, Science Funding, Women's Issues
Tagged Alison Rose, femtech, innovation, Invest in Women Taskforce
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Did Humphry Davy suffer from Impostor Syndrome?
When I think of Humphry Davy, I think of a scientist, someone who became a star attraction during the early days of the Royal Institution and inventor of the eponymous Davy Lamp (although at the time others accused him of … Continue reading
Posted in History of Science, Science Culture
Tagged Alice Jenkins, Humphry Davy, Jan Golinski, Richard Holmes, Zooniverse
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Remembering Rosalind Franklin
By Spudgun67 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link Everyone knows a little something about Rosalind Franklin, whose hundredth birthday it would be today. Some may have little sense of her beyond the belief that she was cheated out of … Continue reading
Visiting the Roots of the Industrial Revolution
I managed to sneak in a few days break in Derbyshire between two major College activities. It was good to escape to a less flat landscape than Cambridgeshire can manage and stretch my muscles up the steep hills that the … Continue reading
Science Policy and Impact: Lessons from History
REF, the Science and Innovation Strategy document (S+I) and the Nurse Review of the Research Councils collectively mean that the UK HE world of science is stuffed full of current policy issues that matter to us all – never mind … Continue reading
Posted in History of Science, Science Funding, Science Policy
Tagged Eight great technologies, Royal Society, Science and Innovation strategy
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