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Welcome to Mihir Athavale!

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03 Jan 2023

The group welcomes Mihir Athavale, a new PhD student on the A*STAR program. He will spend one year in Manchester before moving to the group of Kedar Hippalgaonkar in Singapore for two years.

We warmly welcome Mihir!

Evaluating the Incomparable: How to Judge a Portfolio of One

Evaluating the Incomparable: How to Judge a Portfolio of One

When evaluating a "portfolio-of-one," the attempt to use standard metrics isn't rigour, it’s category error. From promotions panels to VC offices, our obsession with defensible metric counting often masks the very potential we claim to be seeking.
15 Apr 2026 5 min read
The Consultants Aren't the Problem

The Consultants Aren't the Problem

Universities don't have a consultant problem; they have a strategic capability vacuum. Academia excels at producing research, but our incentive structures actively punish structural, S-type innovation. It's time to stop outsourcing our strategy and start building S-type leadership capacity.
04 Apr 2026 4 min read
Congratulations Tharaka!

Congratulations Tharaka!

Congratulations to group PhD Tharaka who has passed his PhD viva with minor corrections. Dr Jack Alexander-Webber (Cambridge) and Dr Alex Walton (Manchester Chemistry) acted as external examiners.
23 Mar 2026
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