After breaking my knee and realising I had some time to kill, the result was a web platform for summarising research articles into one simple graphic. At the moment I do all of the graphics, so I am looking for others to get involved and share graphics/ illustrations of their research or something they have found interesting. If you wish to get involved,...

I have made a long list of resources to help myself (and you)  learn to code in R & Python, including resources that can help you get started with version control (i.e GitHub). I've found them really helpful, especially starting with a very limited computer science knowledge. Hopefully they can help you too ... I’m currently at the base of...

I wrote this News piece a while ago about glowing fungi. It is my first foray into journalism, and has just been published on BlueSci - a Cambridge University science magazine. The full length article can be found here: Two millennia glow-in-the-dark mushroom mystery solved. I have included a slightly shorter version below: -------------------------------Abridged...

I wanted to write a bit more about my PhD and what I have been up to. However, I broke my knee 5 weeks ago playing rugby: rupturing two cruciate ligaments and fracturing my tibia… So I have been away from the lab. During an extended procrastination break I did however get chance to write this brief post, simplified to my level of understanding, about...

My official thesis title is: 'Liverwort-Fungal Associations: Novel Symbioses in Polar Regions'. This means I essentially look and the identity and function of fungi in liverworts in cold places.However I, like many other PhD students, am  often asked: ‘what is the point of studying that?’ This is a valid question, given that my PhD is funded through...

This is my first post, and I am going briefly outline what the bioblog is all about. I will try and upload short (~200 word, though may be longer) blog posts about things I am interested in or that catch my eye during the week. Most of the topics will probably be focused on my academic interests and my PhD experiences. So expect to see:PhD mishapsCode...