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SUMMARY:What Makes an Educated Scientist? - Prof Dame Athene Donald
DTSTART:20130121T180000Z
DTEND:20130121T190000Z
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CONTACT:Martha Henriques
DESCRIPTION:The place of science in education has been hotly debated since
  mid-Victorian times\, and the Snow-Leavis arguments are (in)famous follow
 ing Snow's Cambridge lecture in 1959. These are relevant to the skills soc
 iety thinks a scientist should possess beyond science. But in the present 
 day we also need to look at what school science education offers in the wa
 y of skills beyond mere factual knowledge and why it leads to such gendere
 d choices at A levels. We should also ask\, during both undergraduate and 
 graduate education\, are there generic skills a scientist should possess t
 hat equip them for life outside academia. And should we be talking about '
 skills' or 'education' anyhow?
LOCATION:McCrum Lecture Theatre\, Bene't Street\, Next to the Eagle Pub
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