On being a scientist : narrating the institutional formation of scientific careers and biomedical science

Based on a series of interviews with biomedical scientists at different career levels working within a large London university, this thesis explores how they come to understand themselves in an evolving environment. Their narratives reveal tensions reconciling the pursuit of science as a vocation wi...

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Main Author: Holden, Kerry
Published: King's College London (University of London) 2010
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.591085