Men who juggle campus and Pampers

Article Abstract:

An examination of the number of male academics who take on the role of primary carer in their homes. While women who have tried to balance childcare with an academic career argue that it is an almost impossible task to achieve successfully, anecdotal evidence suggests that for men that try to achieve the same balance the outcome is often very different. Pedro Ferreira, a Royal Society research fellow in astrophysics at Oxford University, states that he has had nothing but support from his colleagues when he had to take over sole care of his son when his wife died, but he acknowledges that the same balancing act seems much harder to pull off for women.

Social aspects, Analysis, Influence, Family, Parenthood, Women scholars

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From lectures to hustings

Article Abstract:

On 05 May 2005, a number of academics in the UK will be hoping to retire from the world of laboratories and lecture halls and instead take up seats in the House of Commons as they come to the end of the 2005 general election campaign trail. Over 30 potential MPs come from the academic world in the current election, however none of them represent the Conservative Party.

Executive changes & profiles, Officials and employees, Political activity, Elections, Political parties

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Whodunnit? It was probably this scientist..

Article Abstract:

Chris McCabe, a cancer researcher and lecturer in the medical sciences department at Birmingham University, has taken a year out from his job to write his sixth novel. McCabe wanted to try and change the formula of his previous novels and introduce some of the lessons he had learnt from science writing and apply them to a fictional work.

Personal narratives, Interview, Works, Communication in science, Scientific communication, Writing, Novels, McCabe, Chris

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