Category Archives: research funding

Inequity and Research Culture

Posted on 29 January 2023 by Athene Donald

Research culture remains a topic that is of concern to many, because it can be so very far from ideal. You don’t have to be from a minority background – of whatever kind – to find yourself in an environment … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Gantt charts, work plans and funding research

Posted on 9 February 2013 by Sylvia McLain

I spend four hours yesterday making a chart. Really. It was a Gantt chart. For those of you not familiar with a Gantt chart this is what they look like:

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Funders get Tough

Posted on 16 August 2011 by Athene Donald

This post is not, as UK readers might think from the title, a tirade about one of our Research Councils’ shortsightedness.  On the contrary, it is a plaudit for a UK ministry, who are showing admirable steel on behalf of … Continue reading →

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