Provincial universities and institutions have far more going for them than many people realise. Continue reading
In praise of the provinces
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg and equality
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, died last week of cancer aged 87. Continue reading
Self-isolation…with kids.
TIR shares the stories of scientist parents coping with self-isolation. Continue reading
Back to school, back to work
For many, the weekend (TFI Friday!) and seasonal holidays (“Autoresponse: your e-mail will not be answered”) are a blessed respite from the grind of work. For working parents however, they signal the shift from part-time to full-time childcare. Continue reading
One thing at a time
Paradoxically, having kids can be a great way of learning to deal with overstress. Continue reading
Time to grow
As scientists, the most important thing we can give our children is our time. Continue reading
Kids and Kardashians
Starting a family is something that’s often presented as a risk in career terms. In fact, it may actually turn you into a better risk-taker. Continue reading
Soft power and parenting
Being a parent imposes restraints on soft as well as hard power. Continue reading
Bad Behaviour
Nothing makes a parent smile like the sound of a child screaming… Continue reading
To have and to hold…and then to go back to work
It’s fairly well accepted that in the biological sciences roughly 50% of undergraduates are female, with a 50:50 sex ratio also continuing to postgraduate level (see HERE for US data). At postdoc there’s either parity or a slight skew towards men, and thereafter a steadily climbing rate of male occupancy as one climbs up the higher echelons of academia (LINK). (It’s even more male-biased in the physical sciences)
There has been much hand-wringing about this. Continue reading
