Category Archives: Research

Charisma throughout a Convoluted Career

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Athene Donald

One of the joys of Christmas is having the time to reduce the number of unread books on one’s mental ‘to do’ list by a handful, although this is a good intention sometimes challenged by the gain of a few … Continue reading →

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Christmas Letters and Acronym Soup

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Athene Donald

It’s the time of year for writing those Chrismassy round robin letters – or rather it’s a week or two past it, but I am late as usual. I never write simply a single letter and copy it, but try … Continue reading →

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REF Nightmares

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Athene Donald

In a moment of frivolity I sketched out how a REF committee in a dysfunctional department might pan out. As chair of my own local REF committee, I am delighted to say my own  experiences bear no relationship to this … Continue reading →

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To Begin at the Beginning

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Athene Donald

It seems obvious: any piece of writing should have a beginning, a middle and an end. But how often have I heard the lack of structure moaned about by those folk who have to read some prose, in particular supervisors … Continue reading →

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