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20 January 2026
People Science
FEATURE | 5 min READ

Forging a career as a research technical specialist

From a small rural farm in Scotland to accelerating solutions to global food security, Ashleigh is passionate about overcoming the misconception of what it means to be a scientist.
20 April 2020
Learning
FEATURE | 5 min READ

How science will be better set to fight pandemics after COVID-19

The lessons we learn from COVID-19 are already providing a platform for how we respond to global health threats better in the future, and how we do science together.
15 April 2020
Science Learning
FEATURE | 8 min READ

Need open-access computational resources for bioinformatics? CyVerse UK is here for you

If you are a life scientist looking for access to additional computational power, virtual machines or a web hosting service, CyVerse UK can help.
06 April 2020
Science Learning
FEATURE | 8 min READ

The science putting sustainable chocolate on the shelves

Addictive, healthy, and we’re demanding more than ever: how are scientists in Colombia and the UK working to ensure a sustainable supply of chocolate?
30 March 2020
Science
FEATURE | 30 min READ

Metadata matters: introducing a big data broker for life science

Metadata matters in the life sciences. COPO helps researchers track the context of their data so that it can be used many decades later.
23 March 2020
Learning
FEATURE | 5 min READ

My placement with Beneficial Bio: improving access to molecular biology

In this guest blog, PhD student Sam Witham describes his exciting PIPS placement working with Beneficial Bio in Ghana, running market research and training programmes designed to improve access to molecular biology.
16 March 2020
Science Learning
FEATURE | 8 min READ

How genomics impacts daily life

From tracking the spread of coronavirus to understanding the very nature of what makes us human: genomics impacts daily life in myriad ways.