Keeping a lab book is a simple and utterly indispensable aspect of benchwork. TIR offers a few tips on how to make your record a reliable one. Continue reading
Remembrance of experiments past (a short guide to keeping a lab book)
Author: Brooke Morriswood
A plague on both your houses
One of the hardest things about parenting are the sick days. Continue reading
2017: TIR’s year in review
Dumping and delegating
Snakes and ladders
One of the peculiarities of academia is that the skills that bring success at one level are no guarantee of success at the next.
The state of the art
Scientists who don’t rush to embrace new techniques and assays risk an uphill struggle to win funding.
Impact factors and batting averages
Journals like to pretend that the impact factor is like a batting average in sports. But it’s not.
Great scientists, great moustaches (a Movember posting)
An appreciative look at some great minds, and the moustaches that went (just) before them.
Going, going, (almost) gone! TIR artwork auction 2017
Dear readers,
Don’t forget that you have until Friday to place your bids in TIR’s 2017 silent auction! The original versions of some of Oliver’s amazing artworks are available to the highest bidder.
For details on the auction, and collage plus links of the artworks on offer, see the original announcement HERE.
We are also offering a 2018 calendar featuring Oliver’s TIR art – details on that HERE.
Thanks as always for the support! We’ll keep reflecting…
Oliver & Brooke
Centre stage (a short guide to scientific presentations)
It’s arguably never been more important for young scientists to be able to present their data in person. Here’s TIR’s guide to preparing and delivering scientific presentations, and how to handle the questions afterwards. Continue reading
Total Internal Reflection 