By Jason Chu This February the MRC DTP Keynote Seminar team invited Dr Marc Milstein to the University of Manchester to talk about sleep and stress. After earning his PhD in Biological Chemistry from UCLA, he continued his research in a range of topics from genetics, cancer, neuroscience and infectious disease. Since then he’s used … Continue reading Optimising Sleep and Managing Stress
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Postgraduate Study – If I Could Turn Back Time
Chloe Brady@cabradybio During my PhD, the most common question I’ve been asked when chatting with new students is: “If you could start again, what would you have done differently?” Hindsight is a wonderful thing, and as a final year student pressed for time, it can be tempting to look back and wonder what could have … Continue reading Postgraduate Study – If I Could Turn Back Time
Is Imposter Syndrome affecting you? Here are five top tips to overcome it.
By Susan Limbu It is a hard feeling to shake off when you feel like you do not deserve what you have achieved or if you constantly doubt your skills and talent. Imposter syndrome is the feeling that the accomplishment by an individual is due to sheer luck and it can affect everyone from different … Continue reading Is Imposter Syndrome affecting you? Here are five top tips to overcome it.
Sound of Silence: the benefits of doing nothing
How learning to do nothing is great for your wellbeing, and tips on how to achieve in a busy bee city. The Prequel As a kid, my parents taught me a rare skill: How to be bored. This was the time when the pinnacle of my home hi-tech was Windows 95 screensavers and printing pics … Continue reading Sound of Silence: the benefits of doing nothing
Is a fulfilling scientific career just a Tweet away?
Claudio Toledo@flickr By Nadine Mirza Forbes, Science and Nature have sung the praises of science on Twitter for years, and it’s never been easier to enhance your career with the bird app. Twitter gets a bad rep for the controversies on its platform, the most hilarious being a recent dispute instigated by the editor of … Continue reading Is a fulfilling scientific career just a Tweet away?
Figuring out your Presentation Figures
By Marina Gardasevic@MarinaGNeuro I’m sitting in a theatre, my coat squashed under me, staring up at powerpoint slides. I’m standing in a hot, humid conference room, paper plate in hand, staring at a poster. The person presenting this data is clearly very smart; their work sure looks complicated. They’re talking about Figure 4 now, should … Continue reading Figuring out your Presentation Figures
Top tips for working from home
By Olivia M Our homes have become our offices and our offices have become our homes. With this blurring of physical boundaries brought about by a global pandemic, it’s no wonder we’re all struggling with our productivity. Once we’ve cleared the food cupboards of all snacks and have exhausted all other forms of procrastination, that … Continue reading Top tips for working from home
Tips on how to overcome the lockdown blues
Tarnjit Sidhu@TarnjitSidhu Lack of control and unpredictability = high stress Research shows that stress levels rise when predictability and control over a situation are low. Lockdown is the perfect example of this –we have no control over the current situation, and there is great unpredictability around when lockdown will end. On top of this – … Continue reading Tips on how to overcome the lockdown blues
An Instagram a day… Boosting the impact of your research with social media
By Nadine Mirza Where sci comm and social media meet is an intersection of opposing and loud opinions. There are academics who prefer not to engage with the public, believing it takes us away from our labs where “real science” happens. Millennials, with our filters and emojis, are a threat to serious science. And Instagram … Continue reading An Instagram a day… Boosting the impact of your research with social media
Lockdown Vivas – Experiences from both sides of the camera
A viva can feel a very daunting experience. Aside from the first year continuation viva, most of us have never undertaken an oral academic examination. So there is an element of the ‘unknown’. It may be the first time you have met your examiner, an eminent person in your field. It is the culmination of … Continue reading Lockdown Vivas – Experiences from both sides of the camera
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