Here is another #MoreToScience post! This time, I'm chatting with my colleague from the Biochemical Society, Lorenza, who is our Training Manager and looks after the training events and the online course on biochemistry. She's got an MSc degree in medical molecular biology from the University of Westminster, and before joining us at the BiochemSoc, she worked … Continue reading #MoreToScience – what’s it like to be a training manager in molecular bioscience?
5 things school children should know about animal research
Smallpox, anthrax, rabies, polio and many other vaccines.; insulin; chemotherapy for leukaemia; asthma medication; combined therapy for HIV infection; medicines for breast and prostate cancer; cervical cancer vaccine. That’s just a handful of world’s major medical advances that animal research has contributed to and I doubt there is anyone who hasn’t benefited from any of … Continue reading 5 things school children should know about animal research
#MoreToScience – what’s it like to be a science writer?
I’m very keen on making it clear that there is #MoreToScience (what a lovely hashtag!) than the lab. In December, when I started this blog series, I promised you that I would introduce you to more career options after a science degree, in addition to science policy. I didn’t need to look far, only around … Continue reading #MoreToScience – what’s it like to be a science writer?
Talking about making informed decisions…
If there are only a couple of things you'll remember from my blog series, I want one of them to be that just because you studied science, it doesn't mean you have to work in a lab. Second, it's okay to change your mind about what you want to study/work in as time goes (unless … Continue reading Talking about making informed decisions…
Science policy: the whys and hows of science and research
Why do some countries allow genetically modified food and others don’t? Who decides how much money the country spends on scientific research? Why are the ethnic minorities, women and LGBT communities underrepresented in science? Human population is increasing and so is the challenge of food security: what can we do about it? How can the … Continue reading Science policy: the whys and hows of science and research
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