By Olivia Wong “I’ve Zoomed out” - if someone had uttered this phrase to us a year ago, we would have likely tilted our head slightly to one side with a flummoxed look on our face. Unless we were on our computer scaling down the resolution to see the bigger picture of an image too … Continue reading 10 top tips for zapping Zoom fatigue
Citizen Science: How your friends and family can get involved?
By Julieta O'Flaherty We tend to think of research as being carried out solely by scientists that have undergone 8+ years of training, working in experimental labs with dangerous chemicals and expensive equipment. Usually far beyond translation to the clinic. Whilst this is fundamental for research and science overall, there are many ways in which … Continue reading Citizen Science: How your friends and family can get involved?
International Women’s Day: Our Favourite Female Reads
Melissa Surgey International Women’s Day (IWD) is marked around the world on Monday 8th March. It is both a global day of celebration of the achievements and contributions of women in all aspects of society, and a call to action to accelerate gender equality. Celebrations this year are noticeably different as many of us are … Continue reading International Women’s Day: Our Favourite Female Reads
Hive Vibes (March 2021)
Glorious sunshine and clear blue skies…...Spring has arrived and the vaccine is saving many lives! With our rapid roll-out a roaring success so far and a roadmap to recovery ready, it’s almost as if Mother Nature reflects back the hope we hold. It’ll be time to whip off the layers and whip out our sunglasses … Continue reading Hive Vibes (March 2021)
Animals in Research
By Katie Lowles We have mouse research to thank for the development of breast cancer drugs which have treated and saved the lives of millions of patients around the world. We have research in rabbits and dogs to thank for the discovery of insulin and the subsequent purification technique, which has allowed type 1 diabetes … Continue reading Animals in Research
Rare Disease Day
By Rob Harkness The 28th of February is Rare Disease Day, where patients, clinicians, scientists and charities come together to raise awareness of the impact of rare disease conditions on individuals, families and health care services. A rare disease is defined as one which affects fewer than 1 in 2000 people. Many of the ~6000 … Continue reading Rare Disease Day
An ex-military psychologist’s battle against hearing loss
(Photography competition at the end!) By Nadine Mirza with Dr. Dalia Tsimpida Be it air, land, or sea, the military has the highest noise levels of any career out there. Between your rifles, grenades and various other weapons found on a military base, exposure to sound pressure levels of between 103-156 decibels is not unfound. … Continue reading An ex-military psychologist’s battle against hearing loss
Optimising Sleep and Managing Stress
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
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
Gal, Enby or Guy: Doesn’t Matter, I’m Bi
By Nathan Jariwala February is LGBT+ History Month, and as anyone within the community will tell you: life as a queer person is rough. I grew up avoiding all forms of romantic entanglement. I first realised I was Definitely Not Straight when I was a young man, walking through the underwear section of a men’s … Continue reading Gal, Enby or Guy: Doesn’t Matter, I’m Bi
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