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Author Archives: Athene Donald
In Memoriam
In Memoriam A few weeks ago I was reading Anne Marie Slaughter’s book Unfinished Business. This book builds on an Atlantic article she wrote about why she quit working for Hilary Clinton to return to engage more fully in her … Continue reading
Posted in Anne Marie Slaughter, mothers, Nigel Clarke, Science Culture, Women in science
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What’s Missing from the White Paper?
This post first appeared on the Campaign for Science and Engineering’s website on 19-5-16 With over 600 responses to the Green Paper consultation, Jo Johnson and his team have had plenty of advice to consider. And some of the White … Continue reading
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The Competitive Streak in Academia
Does being competitive necessarily mean foregoing kindness? In essence this was the question posed to Uta Frith at the end of her public conversation with me last week (you can hear the whole conversation here). Uta didn’t give a completely … Continue reading
Posted in Carol Robinson, impact factor, Mary Beard, Meaning of Success, Science Culture, Uta Frith, Women in science
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Putting a Value on the Intangible
Does being around trees make you less stressed? A recent study claims it does and, for many of us, green spaces undoubtedly confer a sense of peace and a place to sit and relax. Do trees confer benefits that can … Continue reading
Posted in academia, economists, education, gardens, widening participation
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Embedding the People in our Labs
Scientists are people, they have emotions and they interact with their peers, their students, their professors….and indeed the public. Sometimes, however, scientists are represented as interacting with little more than glassware or white lab coats. We can be perceived as … Continue reading
Posted in book review, Hope Jahren, Lab Girl, relationships, Science Culture, students
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Culture and Science
Culture arguably sits at the centre of our society, but what it means isn’t always clear. To many, too many I would say, it only refers to the ‘arty’ stuff: literature, films, art and music perhaps. That science could be … Continue reading
Posted in AHRC, Geoff Crossick, Science Culture
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Unravelling Grant Success Rates by Gender
I first realised that the problems I was facing might just, possibly, not be down to my own shortcomings when I read the 1999 MIT report on the Status of Women. For the first time it occurred to me that … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, funders, mentoring, old boys' network, Women in science
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RIP Sir David MacKay
Many people have been paying tribute to David MacKay, who died on Thursday, and I would like to add my own voice. He was an extraordinary man who contributed so much to physics and wider societal issues during his tragically … Continue reading
Posted in academia, Cavendish Laboratory, DECC, energy production, Sustainable Energy
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What have I got to Lose?
‘Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose’ sang Janis Joplin, and working out what – if anything – there is to lose in general is frequently a good strategy. This was brought home to me recently in discussing … Continue reading
Posted in careers, decision, opportunity, risk, Science Culture
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Heroines We Still Need
I have not been able to think much about blogging recently due to a variety of factors culminating in the wedding last weekend of my daughter. Not that I had much to do with the organisation of the wedding but … Continue reading
Posted in biography, Florence Nightingale, Mark Bostridge, statistics, Vera Brittain, Women in science
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