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Category Archives: Career advice
Failure
I’ve seen a lot of eructations on social media lately consoling those who might not have achieved the grades they wanted in order to go to their preferred job or institute of higher learning. Therefore I thought I should contribute … Continue reading Continue reading
Posted in Career advice, failure, Leeds, Research, Science Is Vital, University of Cambridge
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What Does Creativity Mean to You?
When I was at school, careers’ advice – at least at my girls’ grammar school – was essentially non-existent. Perhaps boys’ schools did better; after all, for my generation of women, ‘careers’ weren’t a matter for serious concern. I certainly … Continue reading
Posted in Career advice, education, Lord Aberdare, Science Culture, William Blake
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Mentors: Does Age Matter?
Over the years I have benefitted significantly from mentors. Two in particular stand out: in Cambridge Sir Sam Edwards (whom I wrote about here) and, at that critical juncture when as a postdoc I quit the world of metals that … Continue reading
Posted in Career advice, Science Culture, support
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Thinking about the Pipeline
A PhD should comprise both education and training. It should not be slave labour or done in blindness about where it might be leading. But I fear these statements don’t always apply. In the research grouping in which I sit … Continue reading
Posted in Career advice, careers, PhD, Science Funding
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Retrospective Impact
Recently I participated in a so-called ‘speed dating’ event for schoolgirls, organised under the auspices of Inspiring the Future: Inspiring Women campaign which this event was launching. Spearheaded by Miriam Gonzalez (aka Nick Clegg’s wife, who is an international lawyer … Continue reading
Posted in Career advice, Communicating Science, education, girls, media
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