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Dr. Anna Boegehold, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, she shares her story about some unique challenges in academia she has faced…
Before I began my postgraduate journey, I thought that pursuing a PhD was all about getting equipped with the skills I needed to do a job or more specifically to be a…
  • Guest Author
  • June 12, 2019
Denoising is a crucial process in devices that produce images, like smartphones and digital cameras. A team of scientists at Dongguk University proposed an upgraded…
In the South African township where I grew up, we have a special meal on Sundays called “Seven Colours.” It consists of a mishmash of foods and beautiful colors on your…
  • Guest Author
  • June 13, 2019
There is an old adage in science - you will fail far more than you will succeed. And although it’s something I’ve begrudgingly come to accept throughout my time as a…
  • Guest Author
  • May 21, 2019
A research team from Fujita Health University, Japan, has found that bacteria of the genus Bartonella release a protein that stimulates the production of new blood…
In this quick and easy guide, we’re going to unravel the mysteries of survival analysis and how it teams up with big data to give us fascinating insights into health and…
I’ve had the most amazing first year as a PhD student, and an exciting summer as well! It’s been challenging at times, but always rewarding. I’m really looking forward…
Sometimes, as a PhD student, I feel that I am on my own little island. But, I’ve been very fortunate to be in a position that not many new PhD students get to be in i.e…
A few years ago, as part of my professional doctorate, I started a diary about my working life. I turned to my diary when things went wrong. And my diary entries were a…