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Author Archives: Athene Donald
Resolving the Resolutions [10]
A year ago I publicly made some New Year’s Resolutions, and it is interesting to look back and see what my good intentions were and to what extent I’ve managed to stick with them. Resolution 1 I will ensure I … Continue reading
Posted in cycling, diaries, email, New Year, refereeing, Science Culture
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The Gift of Pink [19]
So, the presents are unwrapped, the turkey (or nut roast) consumed and the levels of alcohol in the blood perhaps beginning to recede. It’s time to regroup, to start drawing up that list of good resolutions for 2012 and to … Continue reading
Posted in Delilah, Equality, Hamley's, Laura Nelson, Lego friends, toys, Women in science
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An Identification Guide to Professors [4]
As we head for Christmas, it is worth considering the people we’ve been surrounded by for the past year. Some will have been a delight, others may have caused immense stress for a number of different reasons. So, time to … Continue reading
Posted in departmental responsibilities, dramatis personae, Science Culture, university politics
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Are We Nearly There Yet? [9]
The Equality Challenge Unit has recently published its annual survey of statistical information about staff and students in UK universities (this year there are two reports covering separately all grades of staff and students) . There is a wealth of … Continue reading
Posted in Athena Swan, ECU, Equality, gender pay gap, undergraduate population, Women in science
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Science and the Law [7]
It’s the grey end of term and the dark time of the year when it is easy to feel that too many things have been left undone that should have been done. The Christmas break is fast approaching and most … Continue reading
Posted in education, neuroscience, Royal Society, statistics
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Appraising the Future
Back in those distant days of the Thatcher Government, various changes to the way academics worked were introduced, whose details are rather lost in the mists of time (or at least lost in the mists of my memory). One consequence … Continue reading
Posted in advice, appraisal, ASSET2010, CV, mentoring, Science Culture, Women in science
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All Human Life is There (Happy 1st Birthday OccamT)
The first part of this statement was once the proud motto of the now deceased and unlamented News of the World. In a friendlier vein, compared with many of the ignorant witch hunts they pursued and the dirt they used … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Occam's Typewriter, Science Culture
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Lecture Theatre Habits
Last week I attended Anniversary Day at the Royal Society, during which there was a discussion meeting for Fellows, as well as the President’s Annual Address given in an open forum. This venerable body is 351 years old now, and … Continue reading
Posted in bad habits, education, questionnaires, undergraduate
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The Greatest Engineer?
Isambard Kingdom Brunel may only have been trumped by Winston Churchill when the BBC prepared its list of top 100 Great Britons, based on a public vote, but I wonder if most people’s perceptions were as hazy as mine were … Continue reading
Posted in Clifton Bridge, Great Western railway, History of Science, IK Brunel, LTC Rolt, SS Great Britain
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Cultural Differences?
How does the French academic environment differ from the British, particularly for women? Each year a group of us convene at ESPCI (the École Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris in France) in the … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, ESPCI, France, Science Culture, Women in science
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