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How Can We Increase the Visibility of LGBTQIA+ Researchers in STEM?

How Can We Increase the Visibility of LGBTQIA+ Researchers in STEM?

Despite the rise in wider acceptance and discussion of LGBTQIA+ rights, many scientists within the gay community remain isolated and often closeted in the workplace. Guest author Ray Das of the University of Sussex discusses how and why we should be increasing the visibility of LGBTQIA+ researchers in STEM…

Congratulations to our Science Snapshots Winner!

Congratulations to our Science Snapshots Winner!

It’s time to announce the winner of our Science Snapshots photo competition! We asked you to send us your favourite science snaps from the lab, and you didn’t disappoint! Find out which photo has won our $250 Lab Fun Grant!

Supporting Women in STEM - Resources for Female Researchers

Supporting Women in STEM - Resources for Female Researchers

At Hello Bio we’re proud to support and amplify the voices of female scientists through our blog. We love to share inspiring interviews and guest articles written by fascinating women, which we hope help to motivate and support others, and these are some of our highlights!

Meet our Early Career Scientist Grant Winner Giulia Galaverni

Meet our Early Career Scientist Grant Winner Giulia Galaverni

It’s time to introduce the latest winner of our Early Career Scientist Grant! Giulia Galaverni is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy. She told us about her research, the scientists she admires most, and how she will use the $500 grant money!

Podcasts by Scientists: BrainCast

Podcasts by Scientists: BrainCast

Our Podcasts by Scientists series is back, and we’re shining a spotlight on Sussex University’s BrainCast podcast! In this interview, we spoke to Alice Cox of the Sussex Neuroscience Society to learn more about the student team behind the podcast and their plans for future episodes!

Support Pack for Postdocs

Support Pack for Postdocs

Once you've aced that dissertation defense, and embarked upon your postdoc journey, you will likely encounter a different set of challenges to those you faced during your PhD. In our new Support Pack for Postdocs we've gathered some great resources to help you, wherever you are in your postdoc career!

Interviews with Scientists: Rachel Sellick

Interviews with Scientists: Rachel Sellick

It’s time for the next in our Interviews with Scientists series, and this time we spoke to Rachel Sellick of Cardiff University! We found out more about her neuroscience research into Huntington’s Disease, as well as her passion for scicomm and country music!

Draw Your Science: The Pen & Paper Poster Challenge!

Draw Your Science: The Pen & Paper Poster Challenge!

Could you present your life science research with just a pen and paper? Find out how a group of young neuroscientists in Portugal took on the challenge of illustrating and presenting their research by hand on just a single sheet of paper!

As Chosen By Scientists: The Greatest Scientific Discoveries Part 2

As Chosen By Scientists: The Greatest Scientific Discoveries Part 2

Scientists have been responsible for the most important and ground-breaking discoveries and inventions throughout history, and we’ve taken a moment to highlight some of the most significant, as chosen by members of our life science community!

Overcoming Challenges as a Woman in STEM

Overcoming Challenges as a Woman in STEM

For women in STEM, inequality remains a problem and brings with it numerous challenges for those seeking to pursue successful and rewarding life science careers. In this guest blog, Gagandeep Kaur of Howard University, USA, considers some of the challenges and shares ways to overcome them.