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Author Archives: Athene Donald
The Matilda Effect and Jean Purdy
There are well-known instances of women in science being apparently overlooked for a Nobel Prize: Jocelyn Bell Burnell, springs to mind, as do Lisa Meitner and Rosalind Franklin (if one ignores the inconvenient fact that she was dead by the … Continue reading
Posted in Churchill College Archives, Equality, IVF, Patrick Steptoe, Robert Edwards, Women in science
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Examining Season
Students, you may want to look away now as I’m going to give away some of the secrets of exam marking, as I’ve discovered them over more years than I care to remember. Firstly, it is extremely boring. If you … Continue reading
A Crisis in Mental Health in Academia?
It will surprise no one in academia to know that it is an environment that is stressful, frequently precarious and there never seem to be enough hours in the day. The HEPI report on mental health issues in academia by … Continue reading
Posted in education, HEPI, Liz Morrish, suicide, well-being
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Letting It Go
To many people Steve Shirley is an early entrepreneur in software development who made a fortune; a woman who rebranded herself with a man’s name in order to avoid being ignored by the blue chip companies she wanted to use … Continue reading
Posted in Angela Saini, autism, Charlotte Proudman, Equality, mental health, Steve Shirley
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Letting It Go
To many people Steve Shirley is an early entrepreneur in software development who made a fortune; a woman who rebranded herself with a man’s name in order to avoid being ignored by the blue chip companies she wanted to use … Continue reading
Posted in Angela Saini, autism, Charlotte Proudman, Equality, mental health, Steve Shirley
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Friends with Benefits
A recent study shows – in Switzerland at least – that nominated referees judge grants more favourably than those unconnected with the applicant. I’m afraid I didn’t find the conclusion of the study a surprise. Additionally I suspect that having … Continue reading
Posted in ERC, grants, Matthew effect, panels, referees, Science Culture, Science Funding
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Telling A Life Story
It has been a while since I last posted on my blog. In part that was down to the Easter holidays, but more than that I think it was a combination of the exhaustion of the previous term, coupled with … Continue reading
Posted in CV, family, resilience, Science Culture
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Getting Away from the Toxic Lab
The journal PLoS Computational Biology recently published an article Ten simple rules towards healthier research labs. Written by a PI it was obviously aimed largely at those who might be just setting out with their own groups, but clearly any … Continue reading
Posted in CV, group leader, mentors, Research, Science Culture, support
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Does Leadership Need to be More Touchy-Feely?
If our sector is to see more minorities rise through the ranks to positions of power, indeed if any sector is to achieve this and go on, for instance, to remove the typical gender pay gap, then inclusive leadership needs … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, group leader, humble, inclusivity, minorities, PhD students, Science Culture
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