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I am one of the newly appointed research fellows at the School of Biological Sciences. Before joining the University of Aberdeen,…
1. When you gather your data together it never looks like much
I feel like I can work super hard, spend long hours in the lab running experiments and then when the time comes for me to gather that data together to show my supervisor it looks like…*drumroll*…‘nothing’! Several weeks…
Moths get a bad reputation as the dull brown insects that devour our winter jumpers. In fact, they are an extremely diverse and colourful group.There are approximately 2500 species of moths in the UK (only 5 of these will feed on our clothing!. They play key roles in our ecosystems,…
This year has been a challenging one for all of us. Working from home during the COVID pandemic has thrown a lot of what we value about academic culture into disarray. The camaraderie, structure and mutual support that gets us through the tough days and weeks of research are difficult…
Whenever I tell people that I am a PhD student working on disease ecology and genetics, they picture me in a white lab coat squinting thoughtfully at a PCR I ran earlier. While this is partly true, every year for 6 weeks you will find me somewhere completely different. Here’s…
