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My name is Tereza and I am studying MSci Biotechnology (Applied Molecular Biology) with Industrial Placement. For my year placement, I spent 12 incredible months working at the Membrane Protein Laboratory (MPL) and electron Bio-Imaging Centre (eBIC) at Diamond Light Source, the UK’s national synchrotron.

Diamond, MPL and eBIC are all user…

As part of my MSci Biotechnology degree, I completed a placement year at the Pirbright Institute in Surrey. This was a fantastic experience and I would encourage anyone interested in a science career to apply for similar opportunities. It is absolutely commendable that The Pirbright Institute offers these placements to…

Hi! I am Ekiyokere, a third-year PhD student (Sociolinguistics) in the School of Language, Linguistics, Music, Visual Arts and Culture at the University of Aberdeen. Over the summer, I attended the Scottish Medical Humanities Conference.

At first, I could not figure out the connection between the Humanities and Medical Sciences,…

In November 2022, I travelled to ESA Academy in Belgium, an education and training facility of the European Space Agency, to spend a week learning about space physiology. 30 students from all over Europe were selected for the, now annually organised, Human Space Physiology Training Course. This is an exclusive…

I am happy to announce that the two most critical parts of our new Field-Cycling Imaging scanner are being built. The University recently agreed the offers for the purchase of the magnet and its power supplies. These are major components of the system: the magnet generates a variety of magnetic…