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Category Archives: career progression
Faking It
I seem to have given a lot of talks recently in which the phrase ‘faking it’ sat at their heart. You will realise I am not referring to talks about protein aggregation, microscopy or other scientific subjects when the use … Continue reading
Posted in career progression, independenc, Science Culture, self-confidence
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Knowledge versus Experience
One of the things that is always said about teaching is that it shows you what you do or don’t know. You can’t flannel an explanation to a student who keeps asking probing questions though you may manage to do … Continue reading
Posted in career progression, Communicating Science, mentoring, public speaking, Science Culture
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Choosing the Right Criteria
A year ago Cambridge University launched its book ‘The Meaning of Success’ and published a letter calling on the HE community to consider what the sector values and should be promoting, figuratively and, when it comes to people, literally. This … Continue reading
Posted in career progression, Equality, International Woman's Day, Meaning of Success, mobility, promotion, Women in science
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Do You Believe It’s All Your Fault?
Currently I spend far more time giving talks around gender issues than about my science. I don’t know what I feel about this. I am, after all, a physicist not a psychologist or social scientist but increasingly I seem to … Continue reading
Posted in Athena Swan, career progression, Equality, MIT, Unconscious bias, Women in science
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Thinking about your CV
There are many different ways of writing one’s CV, and hitting the right spot is not always straightforward. Speaking personally, the postdoc applicant who writes that they are ‘a highly motivated and aspirational individual, with a strong sense of self-worth … Continue reading
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Mentoring: Getting Personal?
Should one worry about confidentiality in the context of a mentoring relationship? Should line managers be one’s mentor? These were amongst the questions posed during the panel discussion in which I participated (along with Lab Director Jim Smith and Anne … Continue reading
Posted in advice, career progression, Communicating Science, mentor, Rosalind Franklin, wikipedia, Women in science
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The Seven Ages of an Academic Scientist
I have been meaning to write about the seven ages of the academic scientist (to adapt Jacques speech from As You Like It) for a while, but I had a sneaking suspicion this might not be an entirely original idea. … Continue reading
Posted in academic ladder, career progression, postdocs, Research, Science Culture
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Personal Tutors or Personal Responsibility
At every stage of one’s career one needs to know who to turn to for advice. This need doesn’t stop just because one is senior, but probably feels most overwhelming when first setting out. That crucial stage when newly independent, … Continue reading
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Advice from the Great and Good
Not so long ago I stumbled across a very enthusiastic review of a new book by the renowned entomologist EO Wilson. The book was not about ants as such, his speciality, but its content can be deduced from the title: … Continue reading
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Impact for Women
Next week I am due to share a platform with Dave Delpy, CEO of the EPSRC amongst others, discussing the ‘Impact of Impact’. This is an event organised by a new student body, the Cambridge University Science and Policy Exchange. … Continue reading
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