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Category Archives: Research
Once Absence of Impact used to be the Fashionable Thing to Claim
Up and down the land, academics from Vice Chancellors down are sweating over 3 letters: REF. This dread acronym, standing for the Research Excellence Framework, must be absorbing a fantastic number of hours of time for many people and it … Continue reading
It’s Time to Resist the Pressure
As part of my university’s preparation for the transition to open access, there is a project being run out of the University Library to look at how academics approach publishing. (Fellow OT blogger Stephen Curry has written much on the topic … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Science Culture
Tagged h factor, impact factor, promotion, scientific misconduct
16 Comments
Leadership Strategies for Dealing with Jerks
My last post about jerks in academia struck a chord with many but also raised questions – jerks abound, yes, but what should we do about them? What can we do to ‘out’ them and so to attempt to ameliorate … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Science Culture
Tagged administration, Athena Swan, head of department, promotion
11 Comments
Classifying Group Leaders
It’s the season for lists: best photos of the year, best quotes, best-dressed (even worst-dressed) celebs, momentous moments – you name it, there’s probably a list for it somewhere on the web. Since I’ve just covered the other seasonal topic … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Research, Science Culture
Tagged Careers, HR, leadership, management
17 Comments
Charisma throughout a Convoluted Career
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
Posted in Book Review, Interdisciplinary Science, Research
Tagged ESPCI, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, soft matter physics
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