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Category Archives: Science Culture
The Potholes in Life
As regular readers of this blog will know, I rely on my bike to get me around to the myriad committee meetings I need to attend across Cambridge. It is my lifeline to get me speedily to the railway station … Continue reading
Sold for a Mess of Pottage
A couple of weeks back I undertook another trip to Europe. A trip that got extended by nearly a day due to snow which disrupted my travel plans, thereby making it impossible for me to get back to the UK … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Science Culture, Science Funding
Tagged EMBL, ERC, Frankfurt, Janet Thornton
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When Should You Say Yes?
I am prompted to ask this question by a whole slew of different events and stories this past week. The question is in part a general one about what is good for careers, and in part it reflects gender issues … Continue reading
Posted in Science Culture, Women in Science
Tagged committee work, Impostor syndrome, manel
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How the Financial Sector Hinders Manufacturing
As 2018 approaches, the UK’s economic future seems as uncertain as ever. I think we can conclude with conviction that our country is anything but ‘strong and stable’ and the mantra that Brexit means Brexit has been shown up for … Continue reading
Taking the Chair
Robert Macintosh recently wrote an article in the THE about how to chair a meeting. This is a topic that I have dealt with before on my blog in light-hearted vein – describing those chairs you really hope you never … Continue reading
