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Every year, the Peer Review Week (PRW) revolves around a theme that focuses on a specific aspect of the peer review process. This year, the PRW committee invited the…
I wasn’t sure how I’d feel after defending my PhD. Would I be disillusioned and depressed? Most people finish their PhDs in a flurry of advancing deadlines and semi…
As the COVID-19 causing virus continues to surge and mutate, researchers around the world are working to identify and study the mutations of the virus. Most researchers…
I’m writing in the arid, breezy shade outside my £10-per-night hotel in northeastern Uganda. I’m trying to take a break from PhD life – not really. Being an ethnographer…
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  • June 7, 2019
Communicating with a journal can be challenging, especially for newer researchers. This post covers the three aspects you need to consider.
Student life is rather vibrant in this university town. My favorite part of student life, besides the fact that there are so many organizations, is that I am always…
Society relies on researchers to be creative thinkers and problem-solvers, advancing the frontiers of human knowledge and finding answers to some of the most complex…
My advice to anybody who is feeling depressed in their research journey is to try as much as possible to look for a mentor, even among friends or family, to discuss your…
Epigenetic regulation—modification of gene expression from the “outside”—is an important part of the overall genetic processes within a cell. A group of scientists from…
Including figures in a research paper can improve reader comprehension and increase audience interest. Learn how to use them correctly.