Tag Archives: academia

Conference season thoughts #3 – Hosting a conference

This is part 3 in a series of posts this summer conference season. It isn’t aimed at one particular LOC – I know how hard they all work – but intended as a general reflection. I’ve been to god-knows how … Continue reading

Posted in Science | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Science and (small) business

Over the last 10-20 years there’s been a revolution in academic science (or should that be ‘coup’?) where many aspects of the job have been professionalised and formalised, especially project management but management in general. This generally includes tools like … Continue reading

Posted in Activism, Blog, Science | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Cheat on your exams

Had a heated discussion with a friend the other day. I went to a school, where ‘exam techniques’ were part of the standard toolkit given to students to get them the best possible grades at GCSE, A-levels, and beyond. She … Continue reading

Posted in Science | Tagged , , | Leave a comment