The Biochemical Society has teamed up with the British Science Association to create their very own CREST Award resources. With country-wide school closures and home learning there doesn’t seem like a better time for home-friendly self-learning! Continue reading Embrace home learning with the CREST Awards
Join The Biochemical Society at the British Science Festival for our event “Mental Health: All in the Mind?”. Continue reading Mental Health: All in the Mind?
As scientists, we need to break down the stigma associated with a career in science. By tackling the idea of ‘brainy’ and ‘highly organised’ people going into science, we can highlight the vast amount of opportunity in science, in and outside the lab. Continue reading I’m A Scientist, Ask me Anything
By Helen Albert, Editor
The distinction between art and science hasn’t always been as stark as the modern perception would have you believe. Early astronomers, mathematicians, inventors and biologists would have seen artistic work as an important part of their investigations. But as C. P. Snow pointed out in his infamous “two cultures” essay, the 20th century saw a movement towards specialisation and thus a segregation of the disciplines. However, in recent years the value of creativity and a different mindset in tackling scientific problems has been re-discovered.
Continue reading The motivation to experiment – an art and science exchange
