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Let’s Hope We Can All Stick to Science
There was a collective sigh of relief when it was announced that the UK would commit to Association for Horizon Europe. We knew the details had to be worked out, but we assumed the commitment was as good as a … Continue reading
Posted in Science Funding
Tagged ERC, Horizon Europe, Switzerland
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Do you know Excellence when you see it?
Politicians toss around phrases like ‘levelling up’ and ‘build back better’, not to mention ‘freedom of speech’, with gay abandon. Such words sound so positive and authoritative, what could be the problem? As many people have pointed out, however, there … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Research, Science Funding
Tagged bias, ERC, grant-giving panels, Matthew effect, REF
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Sex, Gender, Research and Fairness
It is a daily matter to look around a typical laboratory and note the imbalance of the sexes in different roles. In a lab using animals, there may be a fair number of female technicians, but the PI is more … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Science Funding, Women in Science
Tagged cell-lines, ERC, Gendered Innovations, Londa Schiebinger, machine learning, statistics
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Is Losing a President Careless?
So what really is going on in Brussels regarding the ERC? I have had no direct contact with them in recent months, nor ever met Professor Ferrari, the short-lived and outgoing (outgone?) President. I cannot spill any beans because I … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Science Funding
Tagged ERC, Mauro Ferrari, Scientific Council
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It’s Not My Brexit Either
I am trying to decide whether to remove the Twitter ‘Scientists for the EU’ twibbon from my profile. I still am a scientist and I’m still pro EU, but there’s no longer quite the same message to be conveyed. Fellow … Continue reading
