Careers
Overseas opportunities for scientists: Singapore
A scientific career often provides exciting opportunities to work abroad, and here Dr Paul Macary from the National University of Singapore shares his experience of working in a new culture. Does the work culture differ to that in the UK? The work culture in biomedicine in Singapore is very similar to that of the UK … Continue reading
What Twitter can bring to science writing
Rebecca Nesbit, press officer at the Society of Biology, is running evening courses on writing for a non-technical audience along with The Biologist’s managing editor Tom Ireland. Last year we ran our first course on writing for a non-technical audience, and I was struck by the diversity of people who attended. We had representatives from … Continue reading
Making evidence make news
In advance of the Society of Biology’s Introduction to the media course, press officer Rebecca Nesbit looks at the role of scientists in the media. ‘Making evidence make news’ is the tagline of the new Education Media Centre, which opened in London this week. This struck me as exactly what the scientific community as a … Continue reading
Future Morph – careers advice for schools
By Mark Downs, chief executive of the Society of Biology At the Society of Biology we have recently benefited from a number of interns, and it is rewarding to see young people develop at the start of their careers. But how do they get to this stage? For undergraduates we offer Life Sciences Careers Conferences, … Continue reading
Experiences from a Life Science Careers Conference
Katie Rule is a second year BSc Human Biology student at the University of South Wales and hopes to go into a career in molecular biology. She tells us about her experience at a Society of Biology Life Sciences Careers Conference on 23rd October 2013. This year my university was lucky enough to hold one … Continue reading
Preventing plant disease
Michelle Hulin won the Best Biology Student category of the SET Awards 2013 for her final year project “Preventing Global Disease Spread of a Major Commodity Crop” whilst studying at the University of Bath. Here she blogs about her project and her experience of winning the Award which was judged by the Society of Biology. … Continue reading
How do you give?
by Natasha Neill, Executive Officer at the Society of Biology Many members will be aware that the Society of Biology recently launched our shop, a place to buy your Society branded goodies and celebrate your membership. Another element of the shop, the support it offers us as an organisation, is crucial to our work, but … Continue reading
A year in industry/the real word
By Rachel Argo, work experience student at the Society of Biology I am a Biochemistry undergraduate student at the University of Bristol and have just come to the end of a 12 month industrial placement with GlaxoSmithKline. Bristol’s Biochemistry with Study in Industry degree was one of the first UK degrees to achieve accreditation by … Continue reading
More than one way to be a scientist
By Natasha Neill, Executive Officer at the Society of Biology We may work as a scientist, in science or use our skills gained from science in another field entirely, but all of us are science professionals, and all equally worthy to be the ‘classic image’ that pops up in the imagination when you mention science. … Continue reading
Stand up for science
By Paul Richards, BBSRC Policy Fellow at the Society of Biology No doubt many scientists, especially young researchers, would approach dealing with the media with at least a little apprehension and distrust. We’ve all come across news articles which appear to sensationalise, or misrepresent science; some of us may have heard about, or had, negative … Continue reading