Bioscience Mastery
10 Tips on Writing a Research Poster
A scientific research poster can be a great tool for drawing people into a conversation at a conference. We’ve pulled together our 10 top tips to help you prep perfect posters.

8 Steps to More Successful Experiments
Performing successful experiments is a crucial skill for scientists. We’ve rounded up our top tips to help you achieve perfect procedures!

How to Write a Killer Research Interest Statement
A strong research interest statement can be the difference between being considered for a position and your application ending up in the bin. Check out these tips on how to make your statement stand out from the crowd.

10 Tips For Organizing Your Lab Book
It’s easy to let organizing your lab book slide down your list of priorities. Read our guide to easy ways to keep your lab book up to date and organized.

Alternative Careers For Scientists
Want to leave the lab but not sure what alternative career options are available? Our guide can help you decide what to do after hanging up your lab coat.

Step-by-Step Planning Before You Write
The prospect of writing an entire paper can be daunting. Our guide to planning a paper will help you break the project down into manageable steps.

5 Types of Difficult Lab Supervisor and How to Handle Them
The lab is a melting-pot full of workers from different cultures and backgrounds, so some conflicts of personality are inevitable. However, when the lab head is the person that you are struggling to get along with, it can make your life a lot harder. Check out some different personality types and get advice on how to work with them effectively.

10 Tips for Mastering Your Qualifying Exam
The Qualifying Exam is a major hurdle for any PhD student, and the thought of taking one can be mildly terrifying. Read our top tips to help you prepare for your exam; you might even find that you enjoy the experience!

What Comes Next After Completing Your Undergraduate Degree?
If you’re coming to the end of your undergraduate life sciences degree, you might be wondering what to do next. Fortunately, there are many life sciences career paths that you could take. We explore some of the options here.

How to Write a Thoughtful Discussion for Your Scientific Paper
Having trouble writing the discussion section for your scientific paper? Help is at hand. Read our do’s and don’ts to help you have your paper polished up in no time.

10 Great Tips To Make A Good Impression At Your Interview
Are you busy applying for your first biotech or life sciences job? Or are you thinking about a postdoc? Whatever your next steps, you’re likely to face an interview. Here we’ll guide you through some of the common questions and situations you might find yourself having to deal with in a life sciences interview.

Postdoc Interview Preparation: Sample Questions and Answers
Are you trying to prepare for an interview but not sure what sort of questions you’ll get asked? Check out our top 10 Postdoc interview questions to help prepare you.

Is it Worth Doing a PhD After a Master’s?
Thinking of starting a PhD? Wondering if it will be worth it? Read our handy tips and advice to help you decide.

Using Word to Write Your Thesis: Miscellaneous Bits and Bobs
Rounding off our series of tips for writing your thesis in Microsoft Word, the final post covers page numbering, shortcut tips, and cover pages.

Using Word to Write your Thesis: Creating a Master Document
The end is in sight! You’ve drafted your individual thesis chapters and now it’s time to combine them into a single thesis master document. Follow our easy step-by-step instructions to get your thesis submission-ready.

Using Word to Write your Thesis: Making a Table of Contents, Inserting Captions, and Cross-referencing
Our latest tips for thesis writing with Word highlight three useful tools that can help you effortlessly create an easily navigatable thesis using built-in Word tools.

Using Word to Write your Thesis: Creating an Outline
Get your thesis writing off to a great start by learning how to create a thesis outline in Microsoft Word.

Next Generation Sequencing: Academia vs Industry
A quick-fire interview with someone working in a private NGS hub on how they got there and what they do – for anyone considering a move from academia to the private sector.

How to Share Your Journal Articles Legally
Sharing research articles legally isn’t always straightforward, even when you are the author. Find out why sharing your article could put you in a sticky situation and how to avoid it!

PhD vs Master’s: Which to Choose?
If choosing between a PhD or a Master’s has you frazzled, don’t panic. We weigh the pros and cons of both in terms of time, money, and career prospects.
