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Trying Not to Discourage Others
What should one say to school children about to make university choices regarding life after school? Of course there are lots of positive things – clichés abound to supply them – but there are also the darker elements of the … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Women in Science
Tagged Cambridge admissions, maths, sixth form choices
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The Environmental Sisterhood
The admissions process to Cambridge can raise strong opinions. I’ve written about dispelling the myths behind the process and more recently about widening participation issues. But now I’m provoked to write about my own experience of applying to the university, … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged Cambridge admissions, environmentalism, ornithology, Rachel Carson
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