Nuclear fission is a renewable energy source, and approximately 21% of the UK’s electricity comes from nuclear reactors! So why not know a little bit more about where this electricity comes from? Fission may also have piqued your interest if you have watched the hit show Chernobyl! Find out why fission can be dangerous and [...]
It's 2020 and the coronavirus pandemic has brought a stop to all my travel plans 😦 but also schools, businesses and so much more. You all know what I'm talking about by now. In May, we were supposed to travel to Dubai & Bali on our honeymoon - which we have obviously had to postpone. [...]
As we are all settling into life under lockdown I thought I’d put together a number of quick tips to help PhD students working from home. Being alone in a flat all day with nothing to do except work on your thesis may sounds great at first, but I’m sure you’ve all found that the [...]
In March 2020, I was getting close to finishing my PhD thesis in drug development. As social distancing measures were rolled out, I felt my productivity plummet. But when the UK lockdown was announced, I knew my viva wasn’t going to happen in the way I had imagined it would for the past few years. [...]
Podcasts are growing in popularity every single year. This means there are thousands of hours of audio storytelling out there ready and waiting for you to plug in and listen to, and don't even get me started on the amount of options to choose from. No matter what your interested in, there is most likely [...]
I have been sharing my STEM journey and all things science on Instagram for around 4 years or so now. I've made videos, I talk on stories and I've shared hundreds of posts, but I have never done an Instagram Live! That was until a week ago! I was invited to be interviewed live on [...]
Can somebody please tell me how it is June already? I don't know about you but I thought time in lockdown would draaagggg, but it seems to be absolutely flying! It's been two whole months in lockdown and I think this is about week 11 of me working from home too - and I know [...]
In case you missed it, we are currently experiencing a global pandemic. Many countries are still in lockdown and those who can work from home, at least here in the UK, have been asked to work from home. So, in this post I wanted to share a day in the life of a science communicator [...]
You don't need me to tell you about why I am sharing this post. You all know the situation. But it also means that there is a lot of talk about a potential vaccine and it is something hundreds of researchers are working on across the world. But vaccine development under normal circumstances takes years, [...]
There has been A LOT of talk about different types of tests and a need for testing during this coronavirus pandemic. It can all get a bit much and a bit confusing. So, over on my Instagram I have shared some posts breaking down the differences between the tests that the UK government are talking [...]
