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Category Archives: decisions
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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Are You Authentic?
‘Be true to yourself’ is a well-worn phrase, almost a mantra. I know I pepper talks (and writing) with the phrase. I think I know exactly what I mean and had assumed others did too. I do not mean that … Continue reading
Posted in career, choices, decisions, Science Culture
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The ABC of panel scoring: Anchoring, Bias and Committee Procedures
Academic life is particularly full of rank ordered lists, even if they are frequently not transparently available. From undergraduate examinations to professorial promotions, from REF (and in future TEF) marks to grant-awarding panels, the scores matter. Anyone who has ever … Continue reading
Posted in committee meetings, decisions, rank-ordered lists, Research, Science Funding
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When Did You Decide to…..?
People seem to think that life travels in straight, orderly lines, with everything mapped out from birth. I have never felt that my life was like that and it is always startling when I find other people assume that I … Continue reading
Posted in careers, decisions, experience, interviews, Science Culture
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Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost
Last week I spotted these words from Tolkien emblazoned on a poster (indeed several copies) on the walls of the tunnel which joins Imperial College and South Kensington Station. They seemed curiously apposite given what I had just been doing, … Continue reading
Posted in academia, careers, decisions, postdoctoral careers
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Impressions from a Parallel Universe [13]
Research and life have many things in common. In particular, it has always intrigued me that when following a line of research in the lab, we are constantly presented with branching points that make it imperative to make decisions about … Continue reading
Decisions, decisions…
Books have always been dear to me. As a child/young adult, I skipped directly to adult books and was known to read 7-8 different books in parallel (now 3-4 is my limit + audiobooks for the car, and the new … Continue reading
Posted in "Matter Over Mind", agent, Anaphora Literary Press, author, Books, decisions, Lablit, literary fiction, Literature, novel, press, publish, publisher, publishing, Research, science, science in fiction, Welcome Home Sir, Writing
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