In honour of their 100 year anniversary, the Biochemical Society has released a series of videos that give viewers an intimate look into the important moments in the careers of numerous science legends. One of my favourite videos is the interview with Alec Jeffreys who spoke about the ‘Golden Age of Genetics’. Which is your [...]
I need to hear from all of the European biologists out there. How do you use Twitter, Facebook, blogs and the other social medial tools that are at your disposal? How big a part do they play in your daily activity? As a blog geared towards European scientists doing reseach in the biological sciences, I [...]
Readers of this blog are likely aware that we have been very supportive of the “Science is Vital” effort to help improve science as a career in the UK (see Voice Your Support for Science Funding in the UK and Will the UK Science Budget Freeze Lead to an Exodus of British Scientists). Although the [...]
We have posted on this forum several times about career options for scientists and now we have come across another piece of news that is worth sharing. The Wellcome Trust has teamed up with The Guardian and The Observer in a hunt for future science writers. The competition is open to all non-published writers based [...]
If you have not already done so, I highly recommend that you read Jennifer Rohn’s article published in Nature News last week. Jennifer discusses the difficulties facing postdocs looking for a career in life sciences and the nearly impossible task of landing a principal investigator position in a respected academic institution. Below I will summarize [...]
