Perverse incentives in the academic progression/reward systems can sometimes lead to unwanted consequences at best and malpractice at worst. The scholarly publishing world has, over the last few years, been rocked by a relatively new and acute pandemic of falsified information being submitted to scientific journals via papermills. Continue reading Papermills in Bioscience Reports
I am extremely proud and honoured to have been awarded the Bronze prize in the category of ‘Biological and Biomedical Sciences’ at this year’s STEM for BRITAIN event, which is a major scientific poster competition normally held in Parliament. Continue reading The development of enhanced drug delivery methods to combat corneal blindness
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have heard phrases like “following the science” from politicians with regard to lockdowns, track and trace and other COVID-related policies. But how does science actually inform Government policy decisions? Continue reading A virtual Voice of the Future connects young scientists to Government policy
“Doing a PhD is hard”, this is what I have heard by many for years. I didn’t understand what this meant, but now three months into my PhD journey, I think I finally understand what everyone was trying to say. Continue reading The struggles of doing a PhD
