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PhD student Alka Rao from the University of Groningen has shared her fascinating research on the origin of life through lipid membranes, and more...

In our latest Interviews with Scientists we're talking to Dr. Matthew Lloyd - he shared with us his research, his passion for both science and Taekwon-Do, his advice for scientists who are just starting out on their PhD journey, and more...

Two members of our Scientific Advisory Board – Professor Graham Collingridge and Professor Elek Molnár share their thoughts about the impact and practical challenges of the coronovirus pandemic on their labs, and offer some words of support for their fellow scientists...

For our latest Interviews with Scientists, we spoke to Simona Carbone. Simona is an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow at Monash University in Melbourne, Victoria. We asked Simona about her research, where her passion for science started, her biggest career achievements to date, her advice for early career scientists, and more.

Are you a scientist looking for ways to help in the fight against COVID-19? We’ve put together this round up of initiatives we’ve spotted calling on life scientists to put their skills and equipment to use in the global effort against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Like many professions, life scientists are finding themselves in an unprecedented situation right now as the COVID-19 pandemic impacts scientific research around the world. We've spoken to some members of our life science community in the UK, USA and Europe to find out what the impact on their research has been, how they’re planning on spending their time away from the lab productively, what they’ve learned from this global situation, and what words of advice and encouragement they have for fellow scientists around the world.

We’re delighted to speak to final year PhD student Sophie Prosolek, a passionate science communicator and champion for public engagement. We spoke to Sophie about her scientific research, mental health in academia, how her creativity and science complement each other, and more...

With all of the uncertainty around the world at this time, we want to do our very best to ensure that researchers around the world will still have access to our products, protecting the continuity and integrity of their research, where they are still able to do it. We have compiled some FAQs that might help to address some of your immediate practical concerns...

Dörte Schulte is a researcher working at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster and is researching the role of the VEGFC/VEGFR3 pathway in lymphatic development. The award will help fund her trip to the Gordon Research Conference “The Growth and Function of Lymphatics for Therapeutic Targeting During Development and Disease”.

Finishing your PhD? Maybe contemplating a career outside of academia? Dr. Sophie Millar shares the lessons she's learnt since finishing her PhD, and gives some insights that might help you embark upon an adventure beyond the lab...