On working with a Science Club Working together with the Didcot Girls’ School Science Club was one of the best experiences I have had so far in my research career. Their enthusiasm and excitement was infectious and it forced me…
Would you like to know what’s currently going on in plant science and what research areas are out there? I am curating a list of plant scientists on Twitter – which without a doubt is not complete, so if you…
This article is part of a series of blog posts written by students from Didcot Girls’ School. All posts can be found under the category STEM Club. Currently at science club at school, we have been processing our data into Excel…
This article is part of a series of blog posts written by students from Didcot Girls’ School. All posts can be found under the category STEM Club. Personally the highlight of our trip was watching Gracy shuffling/tripping around in an ankle-length…
This article is part of a series of blog posts written by students from Didcot Girls’ School. All posts can be found under the category STEM Club. We really enjoyed our time at Brookes University. It was a fascinating experience and…
Yesterday I participated as facilitator in the Science Communication Training Day 2012 for doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers, which was organised by the Biochemical Society, Society of Experimental Biology and British Ecological Society. It was a brilliant day and Antonia Desmond wrote a…
Check out this nice video produced by the Plant Science Research Group Glasgow for International Fascination of Plants Day 2012!
I just stumbled across this nice video by Rothamsted Research. It’s used on their website to illustrate the research on genetically modified wheat by John Pickett et al. and shows how aphids react to injection of an alarm pheromone into…
A couple of weeks ago, Rothamsted researchers released an online appeal in which they were pleading to a group of GM protesters to not destroy their research on genetically modified wheat on 27th May (this Sunday). “On 27th May 2012 protesters…
Aren’t these the most amazing cupcakes ever? Seton Hurson Rossini from Pixel Whisk has posted a complete tutorial on how to make this incredibly realistic succulent plant cupcakes. I am in complete awe of her baking skills. Looks like the…
Hello there! Against all rumours, this blog is not dead (yet). I was away on holiday for a couple of weeks, one of which I spent in Iceland. On the flight back I watched the Futurama episode “Reincarnation“. Where would…