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Inspiring Voices #1

- - part of the Creating PPP series - - It gives me great pleasure to be featuring insights from my first guest blogger of this series.  Please let me introduce you to... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michelle Ramsey  |  Director  |   Ventura Group ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Ventura, Michelle says... Developed from extensive experience in the travel, events... Continue Reading →

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REAL Science

Our STEAMroom experiment in 2017 was a great success on many levels... and a lot of fun.  The montages we produced focused on the art, now it's time to celebrate the scientists who took centre stage. Firstly, a quick recap.  Each STEAMroom brought a scientist from the University of Surrey together with a group of... Continue Reading →

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It Starts With You

Whilst curating resources for my series of blog posts on Creating Portable Personal Power (more about that in early February), I decided to turn on BBC Radio 2.  A few moments in and on came the Pause For Thought by Abdul-Rehman Malik.  What he said had a spooky connection to what I'm working on. He... Continue Reading →

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Researchers Rock!

It's fair to say that I've been around the block.  Career-wise that is before anyone gets the wrong idea!  Of all the people I've shared career conversations with, postgraduate researchers (PGRs) are definitely the ones who really underestimate their skills and potential impact. This got me thinking.  As I love working with PGRs and because... Continue Reading →

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Experiments: More Than a Lab Thing

I love the TED talk by Beau Lotto and Amy O'Toole.  Beau's comments about scientists embracing uncertainty and being willing to experiment are very close to my heart. My belief in the power of experiments comes from a place much deeper than my chemistry education and experience.  For me it's part of the creative process;... Continue Reading →

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Hello 2018!

So another new year has arrived.  I can't wait for all the opportunities and learning it's going to bring. I began 2017's blogging with a piece from author, William Arthur Ward (1921 to 1994), and have decided to do the same for 2018.  The one I've chosen seems rather apt and I hope you enjoy... Continue Reading →

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