Monthly Archives: October 2013

So I just wrote my first press release… After managing to decipher the paper myself, I attempted to write it in a way Joe Bloggs would understand. Having written a piece I thought was a good first draft I asked … Continue reading →

So faced with the challenge of writing my press release, I started to read the article at hand. And the first thing that hit me… this was HARD to understand. The scientific paper upon which my press release had to … Continue reading →

Already feeling a little out of place at the North East Postgraduate Conference, my sense of not being in the right talk was greatly increased when I couldn’t see any sign of Dr Adam Rutherford, the proposed speaker. It turns … Continue reading →

Gone are the days of Bebo with its ‘random strangers’ and MySpace with its ‘up and coming’ bands. Facebook and Twitter are the social media sites of the moment. But stalking people isn’t their only use. They also provide loads … Continue reading →

It may surprise some of you, but the science communication module blogs and lectures were actually the first teaching I’ve had on writing style and English language since I was 16! As well as my first time writing non-scientifically in … Continue reading →

As undergrads we’re exposed to a wide range of sources of information. Be it journals, books, news reports or topical magazines, this vast array of scientific knowledge comes at us from left, right and centre! The trick from the author’s … Continue reading →

When I was at school, I know my love of science was greatly improved by the fact my school was well equipped for practical sessions; I don’t know if I would have been so keen or interested in the subjects … Continue reading →

The ‘holy grail’ of research seems to be being published in the big shooters, Nature and Science. How does being published in these journals affect your career and how exactly are they better than the many other journals out there? … Continue reading →