A look back at a rather rocky 7th year of operations – 2022 was the year that seemed to race by in a matter of hours, but which also felt as though it aged me five years.
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A letter to a friend
Dear Ruth,
I’m very sorry that you were unhappy about the recent postings on the blog and the generally negative tone that has characterised a lot of the recent material. I’m also very sorry if you, as a fellow group leader, felt that you were being accused of exploiting the students in your care.
Continue readingThe 9 types of Horror Lab
A special Hallowe’en posting. Horror movies and PhD/postdoc projects sometimes unfortunately have a lot in common, with naive and idealistic young things being gobbled up by a gallery of nasties. But what exactly are the 9 types of horror lab?
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The iron law of scientific oligarchies
The scientific community has entrenched oligarchies. Science would be better served if they were broken up.
Continue readingAutism in academia – an interview with Dr. Mariana De Niz
Was it really what you wanted? // A change is coming
Did you really “fail” if you didn’t get something that doesn’t exist, or isn’t what you really wanted?
Continue readingWe’ve come a long way
The success of the women’s Euro2022 tournament is a reminder of how far science has come.
Continue readingScience’s shamans
Lecturing is not about knowing everything, it’s about being good at learning. And science’s shamans are the best at it.
Continue readingFront and centre
Why you might be able to make the biggest difference by doing something different.
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Total Internal Reflection 