
A look back at a rather rocky 7th year of operations – 2022 was the year that seemed to race by in a matter of hours, but which also felt as though it aged me five years.
Continue readingA look back at a rather rocky 7th year of operations – 2022 was the year that seemed to race by in a matter of hours, but which also felt as though it aged me five years.
Continue readingDear Ruth,
I’m very sorry that you were unhappy about the recent postings on the blog and the generally negative tone that has characterised a lot of the recent material. I’m also very sorry if you, as a fellow group leader, felt that you were being accused of exploiting the students in your care.
Continue readingA special Hallowe’en posting. Horror movies and PhD/postdoc projects sometimes unfortunately have a lot in common, with naive and idealistic young things being gobbled up by a gallery of nasties. But what exactly are the 9 types of horror lab?
Continue readingThe scientific community has entrenched oligarchies. Science would be better served if they were broken up.
Continue readingDid you really “fail” if you didn’t get something that doesn’t exist, or isn’t what you really wanted?
Continue readingThe success of the women’s Euro2022 tournament is a reminder of how far science has come.
Continue readingLecturing is not about knowing everything, it’s about being good at learning. And science’s shamans are the best at it.
Continue readingWhy you might be able to make the biggest difference by doing something different.
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