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Interviews with Scientists: Joana Carvalheiro

Interviews with Scientists: Joana Carvalheiro

Next in our Interviews with Scientists, meet Joana Carvalheiro! Joana is currently a PhD student at the University of Minho as part of the Doctoral Programme in Basic Psychology, and was one of five scientists to attend ENCODS 2019 last month as a result of our fee waiver sponsorship. Find out what Joana had to say about her current work, her advice for new PhD students and more...

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Interviews with Scientists: Jessica Salles

Interviews with Scientists: Jessica Salles

It was lovely to meet PhD student Jessica Salles while we were exhibiting at ENCODS 2019 last month! Jessica was one of the five scientists whose conference fee waiver was part of our sponsorship. We took the opportunity to have a chat to her...

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Interviews with Scientists: Adele Edwards

Interviews with Scientists: Adele Edwards

Adele Edwards is one of the five scientists to benefit from our fee waiver sponsorship at the ENCODS 2019 conference last month. Here Adele tells us a bit more about her work...

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ENCODS 2019: Our Highlights from the Annual Neuroscience Conference

ENCODS 2019: Our Highlights from the Annual Neuroscience Conference

Last month, we were delighted to be sponsoring and exhibiting at ENCODS 2019: a two-day event providing a platform for early-career neuroscientists from different backgrounds to meet fellow students and make connections with internationally renowned scientists. Here’s our round up of highlights from the two days!

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Five Essential Tips for Writing Scientific Papers

Five Essential Tips for Writing Scientific Papers

Struggling to get your paper published? Jasmine Pickford from the University of Bristol shares some top tips for early career researchers...

How To Be A Brilliant Science Communicator

How To Be A Brilliant Science Communicator

Looking for the best advice and top tips on presentation skills and public speaking? The inspirational Dr Emily Grossman gave a fantastic presentation skills workshop at ENCODS2019 - find out what she said and take that first step to becoming a brilliant science communicator yourself...

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Why We Need ‘Credibility in Neuroscience’

Why We Need ‘Credibility in Neuroscience’

Currently, within neuroscience, there's a huge pressure to publish as much research as possible, as quickly as possible, and to make findings as newsworthy as possible. Georgina Hazell, Head of Policy and Campaigns, British Neuroscience Association tells us why we must ensure the credibility of research – that it is reproducible, replicable, and reliable.

Interviews with Scientists: Célia Domingos

Interviews with Scientists: Célia Domingos

We met Célia Domingos at ENCODS 2019 last month, where she was one of the five scientists to benefit from our fee waiver sponsorship. It was great to catch up with her for our Interviews with Scientists series, and speak more about her work, the challenges facing life scientists, her advice for those just starting out with their PhD and more...

Interviews with Scientists: Dr Gilda Stefanelli

Interviews with Scientists: Dr Gilda Stefanelli

Meet Dr. Gilda Stefanelli in our next Interviews with Scientists! Gilda is a postdoc in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto, Mississauga working under the supervision of Dr. Iva Zovkic. She advocates for women in STEM and is in the process of founding a non-profit organization to help women pursue a career in science in difficult countries. Find out more about Gilda and her work...

Improving public understanding of science

Improving public understanding of science

From climate change, to vaccines, astrology to cancer research - how can we improve the public understanding of science? Why are some of the public misunderstanding and what can we do about it? For some answers, read this thoughtful, insightful and honest Hello Bio Blog article by Birmingham University's Ella Courtie and Mann Virdee.