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Articles by Athene Donald
Abundant myths and historical stereotypes are sustaining the harmful notion that girls just don’t like mathematical subjects, says Athene Donald
The great loss is the more subtle stuff, such as arching an eyebrow at a pal when Professor X starts droning on, says Athene Donald
But auditing such efforts will be difficult, while unintended consequences are always a risk, warns Athene Donald
How future governments view R&D investment will be impacted by this fresh injection of funding, writes Athene Donald
Even in disciplines in which research is inherently inexpensive, ‘grant capture’ is increasingly being adopted as a metric to judge academics and universities. But with success rates typically little better than one in five, rejection is the fate of most applications. Six academics give their tips on how to improve the odds
Current remedies are not enough. Publishers, editors and referees must do more to eliminate lurking biases, say Melinda Duer and Athene Donald
The interdisciplinary advisory panel spent 18 months debating the best way to define and assess interdisciplinary research in the REF. Now it’s up to the research community to decide if we are right, says Athene Donald
New assessment criteria for the research excellence framework aim to ensure that the synergy and balance in interdisciplinary research is recognised, says Athene Donald
The whole Science and Technology Committee should be disbanded, and the process of establishing it restarted, says Dame Athene Donald
Dame Athene Donald on how the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy had to reissue a job advert for UKRI board members
Dame Athene Donald laments the lack of progress on gender issues
University staff may often write letters of recommendation in a very gendered way, warns Dame Athene Donald
Eight scientists share the secrets of being a successful principal investigator
Concerns that Lord Stern’s proposals for REF 2020 will adversely affect ECRs are misplaced, argues Dame Athene Donald
In academia, and more widely, women are too easily relegated to the ‘less competent than men’ category, writes Dame Athene Donald
Pressure to publish can lead to unethical behaviour, writes Athene Donald
A recent paper claims that the quality of researchers declines with age. Five senior scientists consider the data and how they’ve contributed through the years
Inadequate preparation, failure to keep control and poor time-keeping are among Athene Donald’s six deadly sins
Lecturers are more likely to opt for sparkling water at lunch these days, argues Athene Donald
The prime minister's suggestion that top universities are at fault for their low admission of BME students is not borne out by the evidence, says Athene Donald
An aggregated university score would be designed to serve government bean counters, not students, says Athene Donald
We don’t need to ‘fix the women’, we need to fix the system, says Dame Athene Donald
Athene Donald warns referees about the unintended and potentially career-damaging effects of using certain words to describe women
We need role models that encourage girls to study science, says Athene Donald
