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Praise and Possibility
Anyone who watched the final of BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing will have heard words like ‘resilient’, ‘belief’ and ‘self-confidence’ thrown in the direction of the four finalists by the judges, with all contestants having been on a ‘journey’. It got … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, deficit model, Interdisciplinary Science, Londa Schiebinger, macho, Project Implicit, Science Culture, Science Funding, social media, Unconscious bias, Universities
Tagged academic pyramid, PhD students, resilience, Strictly Come Dancing, supervisors
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When to Say Yes
I’ve been writing this blog for more than fourteen years now, incredible though that sounds, at least to me. I rarely look back at what has gone before and if I do, it’s mainly to check I’m not repeating myself. … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, deficit model, Interdisciplinary Science, Londa Schiebinger, macho, Project Implicit, Science Culture, Science Funding, social media, Unconscious bias, Universities
Tagged Athena Forum, committees, learning
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The Importance of Technicians
My last post discussed the ecosystem for those who consider themselves researchers and where it can go wrong if the incentives turn out to be perverse, however logical they seem on the surface. Today I turn to consider the technicians, … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture
Tagged demographics, laboratory, pastoral care, Talent Commission, Technician Commitment
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The Dangers of Brilliance
As the detailed criteria of REF2029 are being worked through, the issue over the research culture part remains unclear. There are those who think research culture is an irrelevance in the pursuit of excellence, that it is a touchy-feely kind … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Equality, Science Culture
Tagged Economics, environment, philosophy, smart
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Can One Simplify the REF?
The REF is much in the news, with some feathers ruffled by UK Day One’s proposal to simplify the whole process, as detailed in their report Replacing the Research Excellence Framework. I am sure there are academics and administrators up … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture, Science Funding
Tagged grants, James Wilsdon, research culture, The Metric Tide
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