I think I need to start this post off with another apology. Once again I have missed updating you with another insight into my career in scicomm. I aimed for one a month this year and am way behind that goal although I have been taking the photos on days - I just haven't gotten [...]
Over the past year I have reflecting on my whole PhD journey and collaborated with the wonderful guys and gal over at Reagent Genie to create a series of blog posts from me sharing loads of different PhD advice. It ranges from tips for writing your thesis, to maintaining self-care, to adjusting to life after [...]
Anyone who knows me will know that I often spend my spare time trawling through websites looking at the best flight deals, or spending hours watching travel blogs, or simply just daydreaming about where I am going to be exploring next. Recently, we booked our next trip which is to Brussels in Belgium and in [...]
When I say the word ‘scientist’ what comes to mind? Most likely a lab coat and research right? This is what I thought too as I was growing up, which looking back now was very naïve – but how can you aspire to be something that you don’t see? I will be the first one [...]
Time really is flying this year. Can you believe that I've been in my new job three months already? Because I can't. The first month was a whirlwind of information, the next gave me glimpses of the variety of things I can learn about in this role and that has only continued in my third [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
If you didn't know already, 2019 was the year that I officially was no longer a student anymore - yes, I am still a little bit upset about that - and embarked on my first steps into the real world starting in my new job as a science communications officer. https://www.instagram.com/p/BsydBcOBxjC/ I seriously cannot believe [...]
I am a firm believer that everyone is born a scientist. Why? Because as a baby, toddler and child we are always curious. Whether that is trying to put our toes in our mouth, crawling around to explore with our new found mobility or asking ‘why’ a million and one times to our parents in [...]
August already?! How? Just how!? But that means I have been out of the lab and writing full time for 4 weeks already, but it also means that I am handing in my PhD thesis next month! Okay - I hadn't thought about it like that until I just typed that and now I'm stressing [...]
