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Author Archives: Athene Donald
Remembering Rosalind Franklin
By Spudgun67 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link Everyone knows a little something about Rosalind Franklin, whose hundredth birthday it would be today. Some may have little sense of her beyond the belief that she was cheated out of … Continue reading
Posted in DNA, francis crick, History of Science, Jim Watson, Women in science
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Uncertain Times
We live currently in a world of great and sometimes terrifying strangeness, where the rules and customs by which we have lived for so long have been turned upside down. Some people may be focussing on whether they need to … Continue reading
Posted in Clarissa Farr, Communicating Science, COVID-19, education, politicians
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Echoes Down the Years of Education in a Pandemic
Recently, the Prime Minister announced an ‘apprentice guarantee’ saying ‘I think it’s going to be vital that we guarantee apprenticeships’. Sounds good. How should that be translated into practice? Certainly, at the moment apprentices are having a tough time of … Continue reading
Posted in cultural capital, disadvantage, education, Hashi Mohamed, pandemic
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Where’s Your Place in the World?
I don’t suppose there are many people in the country who currently feel grounded, confident they know how their lives will unfold and happy with that trajectory. At the moment, uncertainty seems the name of the game, responsibilities multiply and … Continue reading
Posted in Clarissa Farr, pandemic, Science Culture, social distancing
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Just Getting By: Coping and Learning
The pandemic is teaching each of us individually many things. Some may be things we might not want to know about ourselves: how resilient we are; how well we cope with four walls and a screen, perhaps with no other … Continue reading
Posted in careers, CV, Gaby Hinsliff, pandemic, Science Culture, Winston Churchill, Zoom
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Yet Another Source of Inequality?
It is far too early to know what the long-term social, economic and educational impacts of the current pandemic are. However, some predictions are easier to make than others. One unfortunate but obvious side-effect is the perpetuation and accentuation of … Continue reading
What Should You Be Doing Now?
One of the questions you ought not to pose to someone – be it a mentor, supervisor or sponsor – is ‘what should I do?’ Because, the answer has to be: ‘that’s up to you’. There is no uniquely right … Continue reading
Posted in advice, careers, Jane Clarke, mentors, multi-tasking
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We’re All in This Together
If life were other, if we weren’t all ‘wfh’ and trying to stay sane as well as productive, today I would be putting the finishing touches to a talk I was due to give at the end of the week … Continue reading
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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 ERC, Mauro Ferrari, Research, Science Funding, Scientific Council
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