Category Archives: Women in Science

Learning on the Job

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Athene Donald

Cycling is one of the many life-skills beyond the curriculum that freshers need to learn rapidly upon arrival in Cambridge. However much they may have cycled previously around their homes, there is something peculiar about Cambridge cycling. Whether it is … Continue reading →

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Is Travel Good for your (Career’s) Health?

Posted on October 10, 2010 by Athene Donald

In order to move up the rungs on the academic career ladder it is inevitable that one needs to fill in an answer to the question of ‘talks given’. At the lower levels, departmental seminars and small national meetings will … Continue reading →

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What does Dagenham have to do with the Higher Education sector?

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Athene Donald

This week sees the release of the film ‘Made in Dagenham’ , a film about a group of women sewing machinists at Ford in Dagenham who went on strike to get equal pay with men doing the same job. And … Continue reading →

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An Evening Out

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Athene Donald

Last night I was at the IOP Awards’ Dinner in London.  Following the recent revamp of all the IOP Awards about three years ago, a new subject award – appropriately called the Franklin Medal to celebrate Rosalind Franklin  – was … Continue reading →

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Biology versus Bigotry

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Athene Donald

This week’s THE  features several articles associated with women in academia, including a further review of Delusions of Gender to add to those I mentioned earlier here .  This review, unlike some of the others I mentioned previously, seems well-argued … Continue reading →

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