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Women in Science: Elena Rodriguez - the mind of the gut microbiome


Elena, a student on EI's Year in Industry programme, has been investigating the interaction between microbes and the gut, focusing on how probiotics can improve intestinal health, and what this means for the future of IBD research.

  • 31 July 2019
  • Learning

Quick read | 5 min READ

Our year in industry: setting the stage for a career in science


More people are going to university than ever before. One way students are boosting their employability is through a Year in Industry placement. What’s it like?

  • 29 July 2019
  • Learning

Feature | 5 min READ

Tick tock circadian clock


Plants and us - we’re not so different, especially when it comes to the daily rituals of life - and circadian clocks show we’re all creatures of habit.

  • 08 July 2019
  • Science

Feature | 5 min READ

Docker for bioinformatics: reproducibility at the core


Reproducibility in science is key. How can containerisation tools such as Docker help bioinformatics and bioinformaticians?

  • 02 July 2019
  • Technology

Feature | 5 min READ

Why is it important to talk about the philosophy of Science?


Enlighten, engage and empower: how science relates to stakeholders and why this is important

  • 18 June 2019
  • Learning

Quick-read | 3 min READ

Open source data management: Sherlock open for all


EI provides a new, easy, customisable, open source data management platform for the bioinformatics community

  • 14 June 2019
  • Technology

Feature | 5 min READ

PhD life, 10 things we learned in our first six months


What advice do our students have after finishing the first 6 months of their PhDs?

  • 03 June 2019
  • Learning

Opinion | 5 min READ

The case for the UK to embrace gene edited crops


Gene editing could allow incredible crop improvements, with the potential to reduce the harmful impact of agrochemicals on biodiversity while boosting yield. However, the recent European Court of Justice ruling that gene editing be regarded the same as GM poses a huge barrier to farmers and hamstrings European science.

  • 23 May 2019
  • Science