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Author Archives: Athene Donald
The Path Not Taken
One of the last tasks I did as Master of Churchill College, was to partake in an afternoon’s event as part of their alumni weekend, badged as ‘Arts meet Science’. The first, and more substantial part, consisted of various pieces … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in apprenticeships, broad and balanced, curriculum, decisions, education
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An Anthropological Experiment in Birmingham
I’m not sure that spending my last day as Master of Churchill College at the Conservative Party Conference would have been quite what I expected, but so it was. I was in Birmingham – just as I was in Liverpool … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in apprenticeships, conservatives, David Willetts, education, Robert Halfon, Science Culture, skills
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What Can I Do to Help?
Men who’ve heard me talk about my book (Not Just for the Boys: Why we need more women in science), or more generally about the issues facing women in STEM, not infrequently ask me this question: what can I do … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in ECRs, Erin Zimmerman, maternity leave, motherhood, Research, Science Culture, supervisors, Women in science
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For the Last Time
For the Last Time I have written in the past about the challenges of doing something for the first time. For early career researchers, this could be anything from giving a conference presentation to travelling to another lab to learn … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in careers, challenges, Churchill College, committees
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Getting Feedback
Academics do not necessarily get regular or even useful ‘performance reviews’, call them what you will. Businesses typically take this a lot more seriously, but a recent report highlights the many problems that can arise even with the best of … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in appraisal, careers, emotional, minorities, Science Culture, stereotype threat
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Does Working from Home make you more Productive?
Does working from home (and hybrid working) improve productivity or the opposite? Two recent reports have come to slightly different conclusions, and I suspect this is not surprising because the answer almost certainly is ‘it depends’. Clearly if you are … Continue reading Continue reading
More Than A-Levels
Last week saw the annual media interest in A-Level results (at least in England). Commentators noticed, for instance, the substantial increase in STEM subjects, with over 100,000 students taking Maths. This figure was remarkable as it was the first time … Continue reading Continue reading
In Transition
Readers may think I’ve given up on my blog, but the reality is more prosaic: as my ten-year stint as Master of Churchill College comes to an end (at the end of September), I have been moving out of the … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Churchill College, moving house, writing blogs
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Not Knowing Where You Are Going
One of the initiatives I started when I became Master of Churchill College was a series of public conversations with eminent women, many – but by no means all – academics. To start with I was quite nervous: would I … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in A levels, careers, Churchill College, education, Fens, Science 2040, Science Culture, Sharon Peacock
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