Cassandra Phoenix
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Committee Meetings - taking place in a room near you now!
Committees: A group that takes minutes but loses hours; a group of no more than three, two of whom should always be absent for a decision to be made; a cul-de-sac where ideas are lured and then quietly strangled...Given the bad...
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A post about promotions
That time of the year is looming once again, and I'm not talking about Induction Week. Rather, September, like March contains the deadline for completed applications for promotion (see below for key dates). It is commonly cited that women don't...
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You've Got Mail!: The department for health guide to email etiquette
Although email can be a useful means of communication, it has also been described as "a toxic source of stress". Due to technology enabling people to be at their email’s constant beck and call, psychologists have warned that a culture...
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Which women inspire staff and students in the Dept for Health?
To celebrate International Women's Day 2018, we asked staff and postgraduate students in the Department for Health to tell us about the women who inspire them. Click here to find our what they said. Thank you to all who took...
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More than words
We've probably all found ourselves in the situation at some time or another... We're part way into a sentence - maybe during a lecture, a conference presentation, or just conversation with our colleagues - and find ourselves unsure of what...
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All you need to know about our E&D committee (in a bite-size blog!)
Have you ever wondered what we're currently discussing at our Department for Health Equality & Diversity committee meetings? Well, wonder no more and take a read of our Action Notes from Equality and Diversity Meeting 24.10.17 A key development with our...
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An Update from the Equality & Diversity Committee
It's been a while, right? Blogging is one of those tasks that sits optimistically at the bottom of your to-do list. Working to ensure that diversity and inclusivity is supported and celebrated in day to day business within the Department...
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Why gender equality is good for everyone ... men included.
It's been a while since we've posted on the DfH E&D blog. There has been so much going on behind the scenes in relation to our E&D vision ... More about this very soon, so stay tuned! In the meantime,...
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Become a Soapbox Scientist!
We are currently recruiting speakers for our Soapbox Science Bristol Summer 2017 event. We would like to ask if any of your would be interested being a Soapbox Scientist this summer, in Bristol. If so, we would love to hear...
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January's Top 5 Countdown
In true Top-Of-The-Pops style, here is this months countdown on what's been rocking the Equality and Diversity charts this month (the Athena SWAN genre): Non-mover at number FIVE is the BMJ research paper confirming our suspicions that gender equity programmes have the potential...