This week I’ve ticked something off my bucket list; working at a prison. Well, to tell the truth it was never on my bucket list, but I wish it had been! “Why were you working in a prison?” I hear you cry! Part of my job in the curious crew at the science centre in … Continue reading Locked Up: Communicating Science in a Prison
After my last podcast was so well received by the society, I was given the chance to do another one. This time I got to attend a really prestigious event; the awarding of SfAM’s first honorary fellowship! I’d been looking forward to this event for over a month, filling my spare time with choosing what … Continue reading Back into the Recording Cave
I don't know about anyone else, but I’ve always found it to be quite a challenge to keep up with what's new in science. I think it comes down to the fact that there is so much of it and choosing which part to keep up with is tricky for someone (like me) who is … Continue reading Keeping up with the Scientists
Last week I started collecting data for my project. This was unlike any data collection I have ever done before; no longer am I counting colonies on a plate or counting how many antibiotics my E. coli isolates are resistant to and PCR seems like a distant memory! In Science Communication research, it seems that … Continue reading In the Name of Research
Last week was SfAM’s Early Career Scientist (ECS) Research Symposium; the day when all the committee’s hard work comes to a head. If any of you follow me on Twitter (@jenniefrench95) then you’ll have seen my endless promotional tweets before the event and then on the day when I live tweeted during the talks. As … Continue reading Inside the Recording Cave
I’m becoming accustomed to getting new experiences on this course; even though I read the module handbooks I’m never quite sure what’s around the corner. This time it was my chance to learn how to get people to give me interviews and it’s definitely not as easy as it seems! Michael Parkinson definitely had many … Continue reading Channelling Michael Parkinson
This weekend I completed my first block of teaching for my Masters course and even though it ended with a lecture on a Saturday, surprisingly I didn’t mind this at all! Most of this block was taken up with induction material but even that was engaging and fun! What I love the most about the … Continue reading First Day at School
One of the best things about writing more and getting your stuff out there is that you get used to people reading what you write. When I published my first book I was actually embarrassed that I had written it, not because I thought it was a bad piece of writing but because I was … Continue reading Putting Yourself Out There
Despite having resigned myself to a summer off I’ve realised how neglectful I’ve become of certain activities that used to be part of my daily life at uni. Twitter is the main one and I think it’s been at least 2 months since I even opened the app other than to see whose followed me. … Continue reading The Back Burner
What is it that gets you through the day? Your first coffee of the morning, a cup of tea? That pastry that you treated yourself to because you were having a rough day at work? Even though these things are nice to have and may give you the illusion of getting you through ‘til bedtime … Continue reading In Awe of Our Immune Systems
