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2022: TIR’s year in review

January 8, 2023 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ Leave a comment

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

November 17, 2022 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ Leave a comment

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. 

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The 9 types of Horror Lab

October 31, 2022 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 3 Comments

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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Stockholm syndrome

October 24, 2022 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 1 Comment

There’s two kinds of Stockholm syndrome, and neither is good for young scientists.

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The iron law of scientific oligarchies

October 9, 2022 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 3 Comments

The scientific community has entrenched oligarchies. Science would be better served if they were broken up.

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Autism in academia – an interview with Dr. Mariana De Niz

September 27, 2022September 27, 2022 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 3 Comments

An interview with scientist and neurodiversity advocate Mariana De Niz.

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Was it really what you wanted? // A change is coming

September 4, 2022 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 1 Comment

Did you really “fail” if you didn’t get something that doesn’t exist, or isn’t what you really wanted?

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We’ve come a long way

August 5, 2022August 7, 2022 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ Leave a comment

The success of the women’s Euro2022 tournament is a reminder of how far science has come.

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Science’s shamans

July 28, 2022 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 1 Comment
René Magritte, “La Traversée Difficile”

Lecturing is not about knowing everything, it’s about being good at learning. And science’s shamans are the best at it.

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Front and centre

July 10, 2022 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 1 Comment
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Image taken from “Bowie: Stardust, Rayguns and Moonage Daydreams” by Horten & Allred.

Why you might be able to make the biggest difference by doing something different.

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