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Demarcation disputes between supervisor and student are always difficult, probably impossible to resolve... it is the supervisor who has the final responsibility for the success or failure of the project.

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My thesis project was to identify quasars, which are very distant, very energetic objects and still quite mysterious.

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The more diverse a research group or a business, the more robust it is, the more flexible it is, and the better it succeeds.

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It's now widely recognised that a diverse research group is usually stronger, more creative, and more robust and flexible. Such a group usually copes better in a downturn.

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Pulsars are in an ideal part of the universe to test Einstein's theory of relativity - so far, it's holding up well. They may even one day act as navigational beacons for spacecraft. I'll never tire of them; they really are the most extraordinary objects.

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The Sun's magnetic field reverses every 11 years. There have been a quarter of a million reversals since our predecessor, Homo Habilis, emerged, and they haven't killed us yet.

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I've enjoyed being a single person, particularly because I'm travelling a lot. It would be hard to maintain a relationship - so I've really not tried.

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I think failing the qualifying or the 11-plus actually hurt me more than I realised. After I'd become a professor of physics at the Open University, I suddenly thought, 'This is a bit silly.' So I suddenly became much more open about it. But I think probably I was hurt by the failure and didn't want to talk about it.

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When I became a professor of physics circa 1991, I doubled the number of female professors of physics in the U.K.

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Throughout my working life, I've been either one of very few women or the most senior woman in the place.

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Scientist

Born: July 15th, 1943

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