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Category Archives: training
The Imperative of Skills
Whereas academic scientists too often only think in terms of producing the next generation of academic scientists like them, the reality is many would-be PIs would be lost without the technicians who keep the equipment running, train newcomers and generally … Continue reading
Posted in BEIS, careers, Chatteris, education, Further Education, technicians, training
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Worrying about Deserts of Nothingness
Recently a website calling itself UKRI Observatory published two blogposts analysing information obtained by them under FoI regarding assessments of EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training. The point the blogpost was making was that it appeared at first sight that many … Continue reading
Posted in Centres for Doctoral Training, EPSRC, PhD students, Research, Science Culture, Science Funding, training
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What makes a dog tick? No pun intended…
Having adopted Ginger as a 4 year old Vizsla-Labrador retriever mix less than a year ago from an animal rescue organization in Nebraska, I cannot even remember what life used to be like pre-arrival of my loyal retriever-pointer-and all around … Continue reading
On the connection between (April) fools and trolls
Trolls seldom have anything worthwhile to say. They twist, bully, rant and rave and insult, putting forth their worst drivel to provoke a response. All behind a cloak of anonymity. That is the nature of a troll; inevitably a loser … Continue reading
Training for Professors?
Recently I was asked to describe what professors do day-by-day in 200 words. I declined; I felt it was an impossible task. Some days are spent being ground down by committees of the sort that sap all one’s energy and … Continue reading
Posted in careers, education, multi-tasking, science, Science Culture, skills, training
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One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich–no, no, in my life
For the record, I had actually planned this blog for some time, but for one reason or another, never got around to writing and posting it. With the furor over scientists’ approach to work in the lab still fresh from … Continue reading
Posted in fellowship, grant, group leader, PI, post-doc, principal investigator, Research, science, scientist, student, training
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Putting Together and Taking Apart
A couple of my recent posts have looked at the needs of postdocs, their training (or lack thereof), aspirations and the need for them to take control of their lives. So it seems appropriate to spare a thought – or … Continue reading
Posted in conference, graduate student, Interdisciplinary Science, nanotechnology, Research, Science Culture, training
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Money and the perversion of science
Having just returned the grant review session at the NIH I thought that this would be a particularly good time to bring up something that has been bothering me for a number of years. It’s quite sad, but I’ve slowly … Continue reading
