For International Women's Day this year, I gave a talk at my old High School (Mount Lourdes Grammar School, Enniskillen). When I was at school, despite always being drawn to Science as a subject to study, I didn't know Scientist was a career I could aim for. I wasn't exposed to scientists in the media, popular culture...
I recently published a new research study, which was reported widely in the media!
The Pint of Science festival aims to deliver interesting and relevant talks on the latest scientific research in an accessible format to the public - mainly across bars, pubs, cafes and other public spaces. In COVID-times the festival has moved, like the rest of our lives, online.
Picture an expansive galaxy in your head. A vast space with thousands of twinkling dots.
Scientists do science. Artists make art. Writers write. Right?
Between towering grey blocks there is a tiny rat, darting from pillar to post, constantly looking for the next place to hide from the big scary world out there. Crawling with predators and enemies, and probably a few humans who are just plain scared of her (and she's had enough of the screams). As she lies in the shadow, heart...
After the 17th failed experiment in a row, sometimes it takes particular conscious effort on my part to remind myself that I do love science, even if the object of my affection seems colder and less reciprocating than the harsh Nordic winter winds. On "PhD-crawling-through" periods such as these there are some things I try to remember in which to...
KI Bladet (Staff Magazine) interviewed two of bloggers from the KI Researcher Blog about their perspective of KI and advice to new term student: