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Where is the HE Sector Going?
There is a lot going on in the HE policy world, from the Augar Review of post-18 education and funding, to the publication of the UKRI (and its constituent parts) Delivery Plans. Yet all this is set in the context … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Research, Science Funding
Tagged CDTs, John Kingman, Royal Society, strategy, UKRI, Venki Ramakrishnan
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Getting Away from the Toxic Lab
The journal PLoS Computational Biology recently published an article Ten simple rules towards healthier research labs. Written by a PI it was obviously aimed largely at those who might be just setting out with their own groups, but clearly any … Continue reading
The Interdisciplinary Challenge
This week I am talking at an event in London marking (I believe) the launch of Nature Reviews Physics, but the emphasis of this event will be on the promotion of best working practices in ‘physics and interdisciplinary science’, as … Continue reading
Posted in Interdisciplinary Science, Research
Tagged crossing boundaries, Nature, starch
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Worrying about Deserts of Nothingness
Recently a website calling itself UKRI Observatory published two blogposts analysing information obtained by them under FoI regarding assessments of EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training. The point the blogpost was making was that it appeared at first sight that many … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Science Culture, Science Funding
Tagged Centres for Doctoral Training, EPSRC, PhD students, training
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The Lure of Procrastination
Why do you procrastinate? Since most people are guilty of this failing at least some of the time, few readers are likely to say ‘what me, I never do!’ I believe the reasons are many and various but I must … Continue reading
