Category Archives: Science policy

Shame. Or should that be ‘Postdocalypse’?

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Austin

Not IUPS-related tonight – but something that should concern the people there – should concern *us*. Especially the people WITH senior positions. Scientific research has a lot going for it as a job. There’s the big money, for a start. … Continue reading →

Posted in Science policy, The Life Scientific, Uncategorized, Universities | 5 Comments

Dedication? Or lack of imagination?

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Austin

Over in the comments at Athene Donald’s blog there is another of those extended discussions of UK science careers going on, prompted also by Jenny Rohn’s recent posts on fellowship schemes and the work of the Science is Vital campaign. … Continue reading →

Posted in Annoyances, Getting old, Science policy, The Life Scientific, Uncategorized, Universities | 18 Comments

No surprises likely on UK University fees

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Austin

To the surprise of pretty much nobody, either in the University or outside, my University has become the latest to announce that undergraduate tuition fees will rise to the full £ 9000 a year from 2012. [Formal announcement from the … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Science policy, Uncategorized, Universities | 7 Comments

More peer review. Zzzzzz.

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Austin

In which, late as ever, I remember to say something about peer review. There has been a bit of a flurry of commenting about peer review around OT just recently, with both RPG and Girl, Interrupting weighing in. The general … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Peer review, Pseudoscience, Science policy, The Life Scientific | 8 Comments

Settling in

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Austin

Sorry, another “place-holder” post, end of teaching semester and pre-Xmas “Help I still haven’t done XYZ!” kind of thing, all a bit frantic, hopefully some new content coming…. I’ve just penned an official sign-off post at Nature Network to indicate … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Pseudoscience, Science policy | 9 Comments

Imperial measures – but measuring for what?

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Austin

In which we get a glimpse of the future. And it isn’t very comforting. Somewhere else in the Blogoverse, I recently wrote that: “In Universities up and down the UK, University managers are considering the implications of the Government’s funding … Continue reading →

Posted in Science policy, The Life Scientific | 15 Comments