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Speaking up, speaking out (the 2023 Lindau Nobel laureate meeting controversy)

July 16, 2023 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 2 Comments

A Nobel laureate’s insistence that he feels discriminated against as a white man illustrates how far STEM fields still have to go when it comes to gender equality.

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The 9 types of grant reviewers

March 7, 2021March 14, 2021 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 4 Comments

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Artwork by Mark Palfreyman

We’ve already looked at the 9 types of peer reviewers, but you tend to encounter a slightly different breed when it comes grant reviews… Continue reading →

Into battle

July 31, 2018July 31, 2018 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ Leave a comment

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Botticelli, “Venus and Mars”

Generally, the people who are good at winning wars are not good at winning the peace. Continue reading →

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