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Category Archives: Science Culture
Just Getting By: Coping and Learning
The pandemic is teaching each of us individually many things. Some may be things we might not want to know about ourselves: how resilient we are; how well we cope with four walls and a screen, perhaps with no other … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Science Culture
Tagged CV, Gaby Hinsliff, pandemic, Winston Churchill, Zoom
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Working From Home
Hugh Kearns wrote this week Don’t compare your work output this week with other weeks. These are not normal times so don’t expect your normal output. Things will take longer. There are most disruptions and distractions. It’s hard to focus. … Continue reading
Building Resilience Throughout a Career
How do you develop resilience? This was a question I was asked recently by a mid-career researcher. Not, please note, someone just setting out, but someone who was already well-established. This problem is ubiquitous and does not go away just … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Science Culture
Tagged long hours, support, team size, trust
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A Holistic CV
Just recently at a dinner for heads of the Cambridge colleges the issue of the toxic culture some research students find themselves in was raised. We all know the issues exist and, in this context, the question was what could … Continue reading
