European voices: should the UK stay in or leave the EU?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/15/european-voices-should-the-uk-stay-in-or-leave-the-eu/   European voices: should the UK stay in or leave the EU? European voices: Should the UK stay in or leave the EU? Play! 01:26 Robert Midgley 15 April 2016 • 6:00am On June 23, Britons will vote in the EU Referendum to decide whether or not they want…

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Interview for Sveriges Radio P4

An interview about our field course in Tovetorp for Sveriges Radio P4. Material (in English and Swedish): Carin Vidner. 1 av 2 Joanna Bagniewska och Richard Walters från Reading University. Foto: Carin Vidner/Sveriges Radio Zoologistudenter från Reading University i Storbritannien har i veckan besökt Tovetorps forskningsstation, för att uppleva och undersöka…

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Open season for female scientists

My post on the Soapbox Science blog Because I’m a zoologist working in a rather gender-balanced and female-friendly environment, I have for a long time thought that the discrimination of women in STEM is a largely exaggerated problem. But then it hit me with the force of a charging elephant (the…

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Turning Brain Drain into Brain Circulation

My post for the Crastina Column For many years Poland has experienced human capital flight, or “brain drain”. But this process is slowly becoming balanced by ”returnees”. The networking and communication skills of young members of the Polish scientific diaspora has played a crucial role. Joanna Bagniewska, zoologist and science disseminator, explains how.

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