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Supporting Women in STEM: All You Need To Know About The 2019 Scientista Symposium

Supporting Women in STEM: All You Need To Know About The 2019 Scientista Symposium

Jackie Giovanniello is Symposium Director for the Scientista Foundation - here she talks about women in STEM, the important role of the Scientista Foundation, and the forthcoming Symposium...

Seeing Yourself In Science: Reflections Of An Undergraduate

Seeing Yourself In Science: Reflections Of An Undergraduate

Our amazing guest blogger Jess Walsh shares her thoughts, wisdom and experience on the issues surrounding diversity in STEM.

Celebrating Women In Life Science on International Women’s Day

Celebrating Women In Life Science on International Women’s Day

It’s International Women’s Day on 8th March and to celebrate, we’ve looked back on conversations and interviews with our life scientist community to put together this roundup of inspiring women working in life science...

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Scientific Papers: Tips For More Productive Writing

Scientific Papers: Tips For More Productive Writing

Do you find it challenging to write scientific papers? Or perhaps you struggle to stay motivated, when there are so many other demands on your time? Our fabulous guest blogger Maria Montefinese, from the University of Padova and University College London, shares her top tips for improving the output of your scientific writing...

Why strong leadership is vital for great science (and how to create it in your lab)

Why strong leadership is vital for great science (and how to create it in your lab)

Why do we need strong leadership in our labs, and how can we achieve it? Read Lab Heroes AwardTM nominee Jaana van Gastel's illuminating article.

What Are The Greatest Scientific Discoveries Of All Time?

What Are The Greatest Scientific Discoveries Of All Time?

All scientific discoveries are amazing, and some are truly life changing. To give science some extra love (as if we could love it any more), we’ve looked back on our conversations and interviews with our life science community to see which scientific discoveries you think are the greatest...

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Travel Award Winner Giorgia Moschetti

Travel Award Winner Giorgia Moschetti

Our latest travel award winner is Giorgia Moschetti, a researcher working at Università degli Studi di Milano. Giorgia is researching the role of a novel family of chemokines, Prokineticins, in the development of chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy and the award will help to fund her trip to NeuPSIG 2019. Find out more about Giorgia and her research...

Interviews with Scientists: Jennifer Martin

Interviews with Scientists: Jennifer Martin

SUNY PhD student, and Hello Bio travel award winner Jennifer Martin has recently received the prestigious NIH Blueprint Diversity Specialized Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Advancement in Neuroscience (D-SPAN) Award. We caught up with her to hear more about it, and how her career has progressed...

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Undertaking a PhD in an International Lab

Undertaking a PhD in an International Lab

Undertaking a PhD is challenging enough - but then throw in with that, a new country and culture, and maybe a new language, and that's a whole different ball game! Our wonderful guest blogger Sonia Sanz Muñoz shares her experience and tips for coping with the challenges of studying for a PhD in a country far from home...

The Life Scientist's Guide To Cost-Saving In The Lab

The Life Scientist's Guide To Cost-Saving In The Lab

One of the biggest challenges for life scientists is working within budgets to make grants and funding go further. In this Life Scientist's Guide To Cost-Saving In The Lab, neuroscience PhD student Karolina Farrell from UCL shares her top tips for cutting costs (not corners) in the lab...