*This article discusses suicide, please take care of yourself when reading and see various avenues of support at the bottom if you are affected by any of the issues discussed* Author: Leanne Cook I work as a Research Assistant in suicide research at the University of Manchester, which puts me among a group of people … Continue reading The trouble with committing: changing the way we talk about suicide
Author: Jason Chu We welcome 2019 with the usual chant - New year, new me It's time for that New Year's Resolution. This age-old tradition dates-back to Babylonians entering the new year by promising to their gods that they would return borrowed objects and to pay their debts. Today, it is more concerned with an annual … Continue reading How to Tackle Your New Year’s Resolution?
Author: Alex Bennett Parasitic worms are a particularly gruesome infection, and fortunately for much of the world’s population, they are largely things of the past. Yet, even a few hundred years ago worm infections were universal - Richard III, the king of England, suffered from a roundworm infection. Worms have been omnipresent among animals for … Continue reading Worming our way out of the allergy epidemic!
Author: Beccy White It was only when I finished the final page of this book that it struck me how appropriate its unappealing state was. The copy I had been reading was third hand (at least) and in poor condition – the cover was peeling off and dirty, the pages were dog eared and, in … Continue reading Book Review: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine – Gail Honeyman
There is no doubt that there are countless incredible women working in scientific research. Is there even a gender gap in academia? Surely not still!? Surely we don’t need to keep promoting women in science? Surely the job is done, right? Sadly, although the effects of the gender gap may not be immediately obvious, there … Continue reading Battling the Stats and Succeeding as a Woman in Science
Author: Jason Chu What's your story? This is a question I never thought I'd ask myself about my science or my research. What is my story? I've always had it in my mind, that science is about understanding the literature, asking the unanswered questions, analysing these results and discussing what they mean. Very methodical. There's … Continue reading What’s your true, personal story in science?
We’re stressed; things aren’t working out as planned. The idea of spending those few free hours of your time and energy volunteering for committees, events and activities seems silly. I’m going to convince you otherwise. Some vocab that you’ve probably heard of: “Social Responsibility” is an obligation to act for the benefit of society at … Continue reading PhD’s and Social Responsibility: Spreading the word – public outreach and green impact
Technology plays an integral role in almost every aspect of our lives and its capabilities are constantly developing. Technological advances in medicine in particular have had a huge impact. There is no doubt that the precision, accuracy, and efficiency of medical tasks has been vastly improved by implementing these technologies, but are there any risks to … Continue reading Researcher Spotlight: Ethan Du-Crow
Author: Hannah Long As part of my PhD at the University of Manchester, I have undertaken a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research of women’s experiences of having a false positive test result (a ‘false alarm’) in breast screening. These results occur when a woman’s routine screening exam comes back as inconclusive and she … Continue reading Women in the breast screening programme: active and empowered decision-makers or passive recipients of the service? Which is better?
Author: Nadine Mirza In today’s reality, with dementia being the UK's leading cause of death and no cure in sight, we make do with second best: be it informing ourselves, preventative measures (eat your greens, run that mile), disease management or therapy. But what if second best is not equally available to everyone? With high … Continue reading Whether dementia discriminates or not, addressing it definitely does
