Media Training Day
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to head to London for a media training day put on by the Science Council. I have to say watching myself back on camera (especially the first time) was painful but I learnt so much that it was worth it. So why did I even get the […]
Life is terrifying
OK so that probably sounds a tad dramatic but at the moment I feel like I’m always doing something to terrify myself. This isn’t a bad thing, and it’s definitely something I’m getting better at. The reason things are terrifying is because the are new/unknown, and personally I find the unknown petrifying (I imagine most […]
I survived my first year seminar
So, I survived to tell the tale of my first year seminar! To read what all the fuss is about have a look at my last post here. My slides were pretty much finished on Monday, although I did keep playing around with them until about 1pm on Wednesday (my seminar was at 2pm) but […]
Demonstrate your knowledge to me
One way to earn additional income as a PhD student is to do some demonstrating. For me this means helping out students in undergraduate labs. I’ve just completed my first stint on BS1005 – the first year genetics module. For 5 weeks I was assigned the same 20 students each week to help oversee their […]
My title is… RSci AMSB
One of the bonuses I got from working before beginning my PhD was that through my job I applied for and was awarded the Registered Scientist (RSci) professional recognition award by the Society of Biology (SoB). Before joining the SoB I was (and still am) a member of the Society for General Microbiology (SGM) and […]
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