Tagged With: Biology Research
The Nobel Prize, the Royal Mail, and cell biology
By Jess Devonport, Marketing and Communications Officer at the Society of Biology and one-time owner of a pair of shoes that are still lost in the post. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2013 was awarded to James E Rothman, Randy W Schekman, and Thomas C Südhof for their discoveries of the “machinery regulating … Continue reading
Salamanders, Doctor Who and the secret of regeneration
By Jess Devonport, Marketing and Communications Officer at the Society of Biology Matt Smith recently broke the internet by announcing that he would be leaving Doctor Who. This has come as something of a shock to fans, and has led to much debate over who the Eleventh Doctor will regenerate into (for what it’s worth, … Continue reading
An assessor’s view on accreditation of ecology degrees
Rachel Stubbington, Lecturer in Ecology and Environmental Sciences at Nottingham Trent University, writes about her experience as an assessor for the Society of Biology Degree Accreditation Programme As a lecturer in biosciences, I see my undergraduate students getting more and more career-savvy by the year. I want as many of them as possible to achieve … Continue reading
CATCHING THE EXOTIC PET BUG?
Guest blog from Elaine Toland FRSPH, Director of the Animal Protection Agency Although I personally don’t get to see wildlife as much as I’d like, wild animals and humans may be increasingly crossing each others’ paths as low-cost getaways to remote locations allow for greater access to biodiversity. Often, excursions into the relative unknown wilds … Continue reading