A Day at the Science Gallery’s Spare Parts Exhibition, London

As a researcher, to learn more about a new field or to delve deeper into possible explanations for your lab results or research question, you would probably spend a lot of time reading and searching through research publications right? The aim being to expand your knowledge and learn from what others have done before you. […]

A day in the life of a scicomm officer. Chapter 1.

2019 has been the year where I have left my student status behind and jumped head first into the real world and attempts to actually adult – starting with getting myself my first proper full time job as a science communications officer. I am a few months into my role now and think I am […]

49 inspirational tourist attractions for science lovers in North America

When I’m not in the lab, or now sharing the science stories of some incredible researchers in my new job, you will probably find me sat at a computer browsing the latest holiday destinations, flight prices and top things to do in wherever that flight is to – in fact we have just booked our […]

15 STEM books to add to your family’s reading list

Nothing beats taking some time for yourself. Sitting in a cosy corner and cwtched up with a good book ready to learn something new. This year I have set myself the challenge to start reading more again, and to celebrate this year’s World Book Day, I wanted to build on last year’s book recommendation blog […]

15 more tips for writing your PhD thesis

So, you’re a PhD student and you have spent at least the last three to four years of your life conducting exciting and novel research into a field that you are passionate about and interested in. But now it is time for the dreaded thesis write up and you have no idea how to start? […]