Alison Campbell • Nov 30, 2017 •
I’ve just received a reminder that I need to set up the paper and teaching appraisal for my summer school paper. This is a series of items that students can answer on a 1-5 scale (depending on how much or how little they agree with each statement), plus opportunities to give open-ended responses to a few questions. These last are … Read More
Grant Jacobs • Jun 30, 2015 •
A busy twitter discussion on research funding has followed from The Conversation piece, Science funding should go to people not projects. I’ve opened this short post for those that might want to try discussing in a medium more suited to longer remarks. This is a huge topic, one of … Read More
Michael Edmonds • Dec 08, 2010 •
When I get time, I like to visit other science orientated blogs, including Pharyngula, written by PZ Myers. Professor Myers has a rather direct and irreverent style and discusses a wide range of issues from a humanistic, atheistic and pro science perspective. In a recent post, Professor Myers described how he goes about writing and grading exams. ‘I … Read More