Scientists like to claim – rightly – that they’re free to do research into whatever takes their fancy, but getting funding for it is a different matter. Continue reading
Great scientists, great moustaches V (a Movember posting)
The Movember Foundation is a charity dedicating to raising awareness of men’s health issues such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and mental health. As part of the annual Movember event we’ve been running a series celebrating the magnificent moustaches of the men in white coats – a salute to some great minds, and the moustaches that went (just before them). Links to parts I-IV of this series can be found at the end of the posting. Continue reading
The Name of the Prose
What if scientific English took famous authors as its style template? Continue reading
On the shoulders of ants
A salute to the also-rans. Continue reading
No more Brand-ing
Is it right to move your kids for the sake of your career? Continue reading
Mentoring the next generation
My lab might be closing soon because of insufficient research productivity. Is it really because I supervised too many undergraduate students? And if so, should I regret it? Continue reading
Would you Leica bit of help? (a short guide to documenting microscopy image acquisition)
In our latest “How To…” guide, we provide a customisable template for state-of-the-art documentation of image acquisition, as well as a sample Materials & Methods section for the writeup. Continue reading
Top, quality?
A small linguistic adjustment could make a big difference to how we view academic performance. Continue reading
Emma Raducanu, Leylah Fernandez, and the importance of narrative
Women’s tennis can show science why excellence alone isn’t the whole story. Continue reading
Live and let die
An aversion to asking tough questions in the here and now can lead to a messier and more painful outcome in the future. Continue reading
Total Internal Reflection 