How to prepare for a science careers fair: After the event
The fair is over and you were a glowing success. Now it’s time to capitalise on the networking you did, those business cards you collected and CVs you handed out. Read more
Robert Winston: Why students should bother with science communication
As a PhD student myself, I know too well that taking ‘time out’ from your research to gain so-called soft skills like communication might feel like an unwanted distraction, or a waste of time. Which was why I turned up to listen to Robert Winston -medical doctor, scientist, and science communicator – address PhD students at Imperial College London last week, where he strongly advised us to brush up on our storytelling skills. Read more
Learn how to become a bio-entrepreneur
The word entrepreneur is thrown around so much, it can begin to lose its meaning. The term sounds vaguely swashbuckling, as if every person it applies to is flippantly quitting a secure academic job to roll the dice on a sexy, but probably doomed, start-up. … Read more
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