3rd May 2005, 10:59 PM
Hi Deep- Absolutely, can`t see government throwing too many sciences out to the wolves of commercialism for too much longer.A good example is the rail system.Since privatisation (thanks Maggie!) countless people have lost their lives because the cheapest sh*t wins the contracts and the bosses walk away with no redress and a profit for the shareholders. Although not as tragic-archaeology is in the same boat where the cheapest crud wins the day and the public has it`s heritage screwed.The bigger picture is worse-the nations history is written based on flawed data. On the writing-up front, it can be difficult to break into the report-writing phase in the commercial world.You could try making your own notes on a daily basis and offering an informed opinion to the supervisors when the opportunity arises.You are more likely to be noticed if you are a meticulous note-taker and "discusser" of the site than those who dig "head-down" then go home.A slow process mate but don`t give in.
Of course, there is nothing stopping you from writing papers on subjects that flick yer switch and submitting them for publication in journals-getting into the habit of writing in a way that is rigidly determined by editors is healthy-get prolific mate-get writing.
Of course, there is nothing stopping you from writing papers on subjects that flick yer switch and submitting them for publication in journals-getting into the habit of writing in a way that is rigidly determined by editors is healthy-get prolific mate-get writing.