PSA: Here’s why I’m saying goodbye…
Just a short update explaining my reasons why Soph talks science is going to be a little quieter now.
A day in the life of a scicomm officer. Chapter 3.
It has been 8 months since I started my job as a science communications officer. I get asked so many questions about what that involves, so I thought I would share another insight into what my day to day job life is like.
‘Cellfie’ of the Month: September 2019
There are more than 37 trillion different cell types that make up our body, so each month I want to help you learn about another one of those cells. Can you guess which we are learning about today?
Scientist in the Spotlight. Lauren C.
This post today marks the end of the third season of Scientist in the Spotlight! Say what?! Yes - I have interviewed at least one scientist from around the world every month for the past three years. So there are now a bank of around 50 scientist's stories in this feature covering all sorts of [...]
To Dr, or not to Dr…
"To Dr, or not to Dr" That really has been the question for me throughout 2019 and since passing my PhD viva. Ever since I walked out of that room on 18th December 2018 knowing that I had passed, the first question that popped into my head was 'when can I start using the Dr [...]
27 inspirational trips for science lovers in South America
It is time for another edition of my science travel series because the wanderlust is not going away and my frequent search for flights is not keeping me satisfied right now. So, I thought why not do some research for potential future trips and share that with you guys. And this time we are venturing [...]
Am I a real scientist now?
Recently I've been having a lot of blog post idea inspiration. But with my lack of spare time currently, being able to actually sit down and write about all these ideas is proving near on impossible. So, these ideas are just being jotted down in my phone notes, or in my notebook, sometimes even on [...]
How to communicate science without ‘dumbing it down’
Isn't science communication and public engagement just 'dumbing it down'? This is something I get asked much more often than I would like, and something I want to change. This is one of the biggest misconceptions about science communication in my opinion, and a reason many scientists don't see the importance of communicating their research [...]
‘Cellfie’ of the month: August 2019
The average human is made up of 37.2 trillion cells! TRILLION! That's 37,200,000,000,000 cells! And they are not all the same - far from it, and we are still uncovering all sorts of new types of cells too. I don't know about you but I find this incredibly exciting and fascinating - probably why I [...]
Ph.Done! I finally graduated!
Five years ago in the summer of 2014 as I was graduating from my undergraduate degree, I made the decision to embark on the PhD journey. The PhD is a seemingly never ending chapter of any grad student's life full of ups and many, many downs and all the emotions you could possibly feel. But, [...]
