by Nick on November 17, 2008

Everyone is worried about getting results, aren't they? Results are what you need for success in science - they are essential for bringing the funding in. But focusing on results per se is not a good way to work because, as a (read on...)

by Nick on October 8, 2008

Whatever field you work in, effective project planning can make your work much more efficient, and make your like much easier. Liquid planner is a unique, online project planning interface that is free as long as your project (read on...)

by Dan on September 29, 2008

The September 20th issue of Science had a news article that I hope Bitesize Bio readers didn't miss. In case you do however, the article was And Then There Was One: A decade after 26 members of the entering class of 1991 earned (read on...)

by Nick on August 13, 2008

We've talked before about ways to use technology to help you with the vital job of keeping up with the literature (see here and here). Now here is another one to add to the list. This approach was first flagged up by Eric (read on...)

by Nick on June 24, 2008

Efficient time management is essential if you are to get the most out of your time in the lab. Breaking down projects into individual tasks and planning out when to do them is relatively easy. But the thing I find most difficult (read on...)

by Nick on June 10, 2008

All of the hard work you do in the lab goes into your lab book. So if you're not careful it can get quite difficult to find stuff in there after a while, especially if, like me, you use a number of different lab books at the same (read on...)

by Nick on May 31, 2008

There is no doubt that the internet has revolutionised science by making information freely available. But when it comes to actually getting work done, the internet can be a problem. With all of that lovely information available (read on...)

by Nick on May 7, 2008

Multi-tasking used to be my favourite way to get ahead. During my PhD I saw others around me working extremely long hours in the lab and not really having much of a personal life and quite early on I made the decision that this (read on...)

by Dan on December 14, 2007

As scientists, we have to keep up with new research coming out and follow the journals. We all have our preferred way of doing so though. Sporadic searches on Pubmed are one way, or weekly email updates on specific search terms (read on...)

by Nick on December 3, 2007

No matter how efficient you are, it's always possible to improve your productivity and improving your productivity means that you get more of the rewards you are trying to obtain: results, publications... or dare I say it, (read on...)