from Smart is the New Sexy on Facebook
Beware the impact factor
Nature Materials (Editorial) 2013, 12, 89
The journal impact factor is a good predictor of the quality of journals as measured by citations to primary research articles. It is, however, a poor indicator of citations to specific papers or of the future performance of individual researchers.
Sexism: pervasive in the academy?
I can never get university HR teams to take mental health seriously
I can never get university HR teams to take mental health seriously
Academics Anonymous, Guardian, 20 February 2015
An open letter to university ‘leaders’
Let’s shine a light on the dark art of micropolitics in universities
Tea Cup Consent
Very proud of the work being undertaken by Newcastle University to address Lad Culture through use of this video amongst other messages at student induction. All thanks to the wonderful Alison Oldam (Head of Student Wellbeing Service) and PC Mo Khan (Neighbourhood Beat Manager)
I’m with Jennifer Lawrence, F-that to being ‘adorable’ at work
I’m with Jennifer Lawrence, F-that to being ‘adorable’ at work
Guardian, 15 October 2015
“All I hear and see all day are men speaking their opinions, and I give mine in the same exact manner, and you would have thought I had said something offensive.”
Centres of excellence: reward for gender or top-level research?
Women make up 30% of top researchers in Sweden. Thus, the fact that women receive less than 20% of funds for research at centres of excellence cannot be explained by a lack of top female researchers. It is more probable that notions of who are ‘excellent’ are coloured by gender prejudices. At the same time, half the recipients of excellence funding cannot be characterised as top researchers.
Centres of excellence: reward for gender or top-level research?
Invisible Women: Ada Lovelace Day – 13 October
Suw Charman-Anderson, Founder of Ada Lovelace Day