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The winners of our Lab Heroes Awards™ 2020 have been announced!

Looking for the perfect gift for that special scientist in your life? Elodie Chabrol gives her top Christmas gift ideas for scientists - enjoy!

With conferences cancelled, how can scientists network effectively? Here, Sophie Prosolek tells us the best social platforms to help you network in lockdown, whatever stage you are at in your scientific career.

Meet our latest Early Career Scientist Grant winner! Amanda has recently transitioned into a Research Assistant Professor position at the University of Pittsburgh and is excited to develop her independent research program. Find out more about Amanda, and what she plans to spend her grant money on...

That’s right life scientists, it’s that time of year again - our Lab Heroes Awards^TM are back for 2020.These awards are your chance to celebrate the scientists who make a real difference to you, your life, and your work. Find out how to nominate your Lab Hero!

Rejected manuscript, failed experiment, rejected grant application...How can we build resilience as researchers, and turn adversity into advantage? Here, Dr Abiola Isawumi gives practical valuable advice on managing situations routinely faced by researchers...

Facts & Reasons is a platform that fights scientific misinformation by investigating and explaining the truth behind click-bait “science” articles in mass media. We spoke to the cofounders Kamil Wolanin and Ambra Villani to find out more...

Meet our first ever Early Career Scientist Grant winner! Marie is a post-doctoral researcher at Columbia University, New York, USA working in Christoph Kellendonk’s group. Find out more about Marie, and what she plans to spend her grant money on...

Next up in our Scientist Talks video series, we chatted to Heema Vyas. Heema is a fourth-year PhD student at the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute at the University of Wollongong in Australia. We spoke to Heema about her current research, her experience of managing her mental wellbeing during her PhD, and her advice for new PhD students when it comes to balancing mental health and wellbeing in the academic environment.

Letters to a Pre-Scientist is an amazing initiative that connects young students with STEM pen pals to show them what it means to be a scientist, demystify careers in science, and inspire curiosity about a future in STEM. Here Julie Wojnar tells us what a difference it has made to her students...