Category Archives: science

A proposal for an improved curriculum vitae format

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Let’s face it, the tired old standards of education, employment history, and achievements in each role really just aren’t that helpful during the hiring process. Sure, they’re necessary data points, but they’re by no means sufficient. You and your team … Continue reading →

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Seems legit

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?
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All media can be social media

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

One of the themes of the last year or so is that a lot of my traditionally solitary pursuits suddenly seem to have become much more social. The biggest difference is my job, but my evenings and weekends are also … Continue reading →

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RBO Work

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Lots of things going on, but nothing substantial enough for a stand-alone post. So here are some bullets! Having read numerous articles about how bad it is for you to sit all day, even if you’re very active at other … Continue reading →

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Facebook rant about Facebook cancer hoax

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I just posted the following on Facebook, and thought I’d share it here, too – the wider the news that this is a hoax is disseminated, the better for everyone. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I’ve seen a Facebook post about cancer circulating among … Continue reading →

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The Journal of Anthropomorphism

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

While browsing journal TOCs in my RSS reader earlier today, I realised that I seem to have subconsciously assigned human personalities to some of the journals I read most frequently. For example: Current Biology is an extrovert who enthusiastically dives into … Continue reading →

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Lab safety: who’s on the hook?

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m shamefully behind on my blog reading, and therefore didn’t see Richard’s excellent article on lab safety until the Guardian had already closed comments. I’ll therefore have to relate my story as its own post, instead of the comment I’d … Continue reading →

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Hanging out on corners

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I realised this morning that I’ve been delinquent in doing my part to promote an exciting new Occam’s Typewriter venture – a group blog, Occam’s Corner, on the Guardian’s science blogs network. (I did add the feed to the “Latest … Continue reading →

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Stranger danger at the conference buffet

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’ve spent the last couple of days at my institute’s annual conference, catching up on some very cool science and gorging myself on delicious food. Having spent eight of the last ten years at the same institute, working in three … Continue reading →

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Losing your research funds down the back of the Sof(i)a

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

About 18 months ago, I posted about some accusations of seriously compromised grant review in Bulgaria that were brought to the international community’s attention via a news article in Nature. Several readers commented that they were disappointed to have missed … Continue reading →

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