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25 November 2024
Science Technology
FEATURE | 8 min READ

Using new technology to explore the tiniest of worlds

Complex microbiomes are everywhere. Our skin, our guts, soil, pond water. All are home to tiny life forms, interacting with each other and going about their business.
14 October 2024
Learning
FEATURE | 5 min READ

Kickstarting a career with Year in Industry

More and more students are seeing the advantages of a Year in Industry - work placements taken as part of a degree that provide valuable skills and experience, strengthen PhD applications, and enhance career prospects.
14 August 2023
PhD Blog
FEATURE | 3 min READ

10 (more) things you should know before starting a PhD

A while back, we asked some of our students to reflect on what they would like to have known before starting a PhD.
06 February 2023
People PhD Blog
FEATURE | 8 min READ

Using local knowledge to guide bean breeding programmes

Kate Denning-James writes about her recent trip to Colombia, where she had the opportunity to gain local knowledge, practical experience, and build links between EI and some of our South American collaborators tackling food security.
12 October 2022
PhD Blog
FEATURE

PhD life at the Earlham Institute: what our students say

It’s likely to be one of the biggest decisions you’ll have ever made, with the potential to shape your future career or even put you off research for life.
15 November 2021
PhD Blog
FEATURE | 10 min READ

Growing into my PhD, from gloomy forest floor to wise old Oak

Where once Anthony Duncan gazed up from the forest floor, daunted by the pines, he’s learned to grow among them.
17 September 2021
PhD Blog
FEATURE | 10 min READ

My advice for PhD students? See what bites

PhD student Ben Coombes tells us all you need to thrive in a research career is “a question to pursue and freedom to pursue it”.