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Funders get Tough

This post is not, as UK readers might think from the title, a tirade about one of our Research Councils’ shortsightedness.  On the contrary, it is a plaudit for a UK ministry, who are showing admirable steel on behalf of … Continue reading

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Athena Swan – Celebrating the Changing Culture

Today I attended the lunch for winners of Athena Swan awards. I was there wearing my hat as Chair of the Athena Forum (whose predecessor, the Athena Project, had been the progenitor of the Athena Swan awards), but I was … Continue reading

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