Science with Style original series: Your research entourage

Your research entourage-Essential relationships you need to succeed, Week 4: The sensei (24 Feb 2016)
We previously discussed the first four members of your research entourage, the people who are there to offer guidance, support, and ...
Your research entourage-Essential relationships you need to succeed, Week 3: The ally (3 February 2016)
We’ve already set up three members of your entourage: a coach, a dreamer, and a doer. These people are here to push you further as you ​
Your research entourage-Essential relationships you need to succeed, Week 2: The dreamer and the doer (27 Jan 2016)
In last week’s post, we discussed the importance of having a coach in your research entourage. Today...
Your research entourage-Essential relationships you need to succeed, Week 1: The coach (20 Jan 2016)
In your group of friends, there are probably quite a few personality types, and different friends that you rely upon in different situations....

Science with Style original series: Heroes of Science

Heroes of Science: Rachel Carson (1  Feb 2017)
After this last week of news, I wanted to use this post to talk about the role of government policies on the environment and the impact ...
Heroes of Science: Michael Faraday (27 July 2016)
We’re once again visiting our ‘Heroes of Science’ series with a portrait of the great chemist and electrical scientist Michael Faraday...
Marie Curie's life and work as a pioneering woman of science 
(23 March 2016)
Our first entry in the ‘Heroes of Science’ series was about Galileo, whose life and work I had been ...
Galileo Galilei: Father of modern science and master of standing up for science (18 Nov 2015)
You could easily fill up an entire blog talking about all the lives of the great scientists, the pioneers, the giants’ shoulders who we stand on ​

Science with Style original series: Ph.D. warriors

Black belt, PhD: The parallels between martial arts and scientific research (17 Aug 2016)
Every Monday and Thursday night, I take a 15 minute train ride on the Northern Line from Liverpool ...
Rubber versus steel: Finding the balance between flexibility and strength in work and in life (23 Sept 2015)
​In the summer of 2011, I went on a scientific pilgrimage to Japan as ...
Don't be afraid to fail: Lessons from a black belt Ph.D. (12 Aug 2015)
​Maybe it’s cheesy to use martial arts life lessons in a blog like this, but the comparison is actually quite ...

Science with Style philosophical thoughts

An expat scientist’s perspective on a world post-Brexit (29 Jun 2016)
It’s never a good sign when your day starts with over 200 unread Whatsapp messages. Last Friday (June 24th), I woke up to news that
Remembering David Bowie and defining what it means to have style (13 Jan 2016)
Monday morning alarms aren’t known for being my favorite part of the day. Coupled with the unexpected and sad news of the ​
Valar academeris, valar philoghulis: All men must do research, all men must graduate (27 Apr 2016)
After a year of eager anticipation by show viewers, and a year of book readers being annoyed that they’ll no longer know what’s going to ...
Quick updates and impressions at #SETACSLC (4 Nov 2015)
I've been meaning to write a blog post since the meeting kicked off on Monday, but as conferences always go there's always someone to talk to or some meeting to listen in on or a talk to attend.  I'm taking ...
What does scientific research have to do with ancient Rome? (30 Mar 2016)
One of the challenges of having a weekly blog is not knowing at what time or from where inspiration will
Impressions from #SETACYES (9 March 2016)
You may have noticed the lack of a weekly post last week-thankfully it wasn't for more job applications, but for something I'd been working to...