For every physical conference that occurs, there is a simultaneous digital version. I think of the digital conference as an amalgamation of all the social media posts, website and articles that are caused by an event. While the act of using the internet at conferences is relatively new, it’s importance can not be overstated. My ...

Age is only a number, and a pretty arbitrary number at that. Recently I was humbled to be a judge of the European Forbes 30 Under 30 for the science section. It was the first time that I had paid such close attention to this list and especially to the nominees who were all very ...

Column by Wouter van der Wijngaart, Professor at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, about soul-searching to reduce the climate impact of academic travel.

Self-promotion doesn’t come easily to most of us. Even if we know that it’s important to get recognition for our work in science, there is often an overwhelming feeling that we shouldn’t be the ones to do it ourselves. It can be due to lack of confidence, embarrassment or a nagging feeling that the science ...

Science communication is virtuous. It’s the process of taking inaccessible research results from the locked vaults of the ivory tower and sharing them with the masses. It’s the obligation of every scientist to make sure that their research can be accessed by as many people as possible and to dedicate time and resources to scientific ...

Many years ago, a friend told me that I should use story telling in science communication, I rolled my eyes. This reaction is so common that it’s a cliché, but now I’ve more than come around to the idea of using stories in scicomm, in fact I think it’s essential. When you look at the ...

Two years ago, there was a debate, that led to a referendum, that led to a result, that led to households being split in two. When families realised that they stood on different sides of the Brexit chasm, daggers were drawn, and feuds were started. This made the holiday season after Brexit very challenging for ...

If a PhD is an island in our journey, I believe it is the mentors that illuminate the dark waters and guide the boat to the land. In my previous post, I talked about the importance of the mentoring practice and called out for more recognition for this non-research expertise. During the undergraduate years, and ...