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I have been visiting a local school as a STEM ambassador for the last 5 years. I work part time and spend my day off from my research and student supervision in SBS, teaching science and technology to 4-12 year olds which is extremely…
When I mention that my PhD is in wildfire ecology, most people immediately ask if I study the fires in Australia or California. I am often met with surprise when I reply that I study Scottish wildfires and that there are in fact plenty of wildfires here. While these fires…
The Zoology Museum turns 50 on the 17th December 2020. I thought I’d use this blog to talk a bit about what the Zoology Museum means to me.
I am the Education and Outreach Officer for the School of Biological Sciences, and have been involved in doing public engagement for…
The astronomer Carl Sagan famously said that “The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of star stuff.” But while…
I am one of the newly appointed research fellows at the School of Biological Sciences. Before joining the University of Aberdeen,…
As the postgraduate research administrator for the School, this time last year I got the exciting opportunity to participate in the staff Erasmus exchange programme to Germany. What better time to share my experience with you than German Culture Week!
Many of you may be aware of Erasmus students, but…
Communications
The current COVID crisis has made us all think about communication and the importance of the format, platform and message. As Head of School I have been acutely aware that there is a need for clarity in updating the school on the response to COVID. There is also a…
1. When you gather your data together it never looks like much
I feel like I can work super hard, spend long hours in the lab running experiments and then when the time comes for me to gather that data together to show my supervisor it looks like…*drumroll*…‘nothing’! Several weeks…
Moths get a bad reputation as the dull brown insects that devour our winter jumpers. In fact, they are an extremely diverse and colourful group.There are approximately 2500 species of moths in the UK (only 5 of these will feed on our clothing!. They play key roles in our ecosystems,…
This year has been a challenging one for all of us. Working from home during the COVID pandemic has thrown a lot of what we value about academic culture into disarray. The camaraderie, structure and mutual support that gets us through the tough days and weeks of research are difficult…
