Category Archives: Physiology

More about Everest pioneer Griff Pugh

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Austin

I’ve got a piece out today over at The Conversation about Griffith Pugh, who I mentioned a couple of days ago. I won’t post it here in full, I think. There weren’t enough edits to make it worth posting a … Continue reading →

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Two more days to vote for the unsung hero of Everest

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Austin

  A couple of days ago the June e-Newsletter from the Physiological Society dropped into my inbox. Among other stuff it contained this:   ———————————————————————————- Biography of exercise physiology pioneer in the running for British Sports Book Prize  Griffith Pugh … Continue reading →

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IUPS Part 2

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Austin

Now that IUPS 2013 has concluded successfully, I thought I should add a few of my conference thoughts, other than those mentioned in the earlier post.   As I am a lazy so-and-so, and I can’t muster too much thinking … Continue reading →

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Too Many Tweets Make A… Historical Record?

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Austin

In which we debate the historical usefulness of hashtags, especially in connection with scientific conferences like IUPS 2013. I occasionally get asked, within my University and even beyond it, to pose as some kind of social media expert. Which I’m … Continue reading →

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IUPS Part 1

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Austin

A dispatch from the IUPS conference in Birmingham. I have to admit to some trepidation when it comes to big international mega-conferences like the IUPS (International Union of Physiological Sciences). They have never entirely agreed with me. The first conference … Continue reading →

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Twenty five years without parole

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Austin

In which I look back in… stunned disbelief? It has been a rather strange week here. The main reason, I think, is that last Wednesday, on Feb 1st, I passed a rather unnerving landmark – twenty-five years working for the … Continue reading →

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