Science writing competitions aren't sexy. But if you dream of being a science journalist, entering a competition could be the hottest move you ever make. My flourishing career as a writer began with The Daily Telegraph BASF Young Science Writer awards. I came runner-up in the first year of my Ph.D., and 2 years later I've had articles in New Scientist, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, and Th...
The tension is mounting. In the house over the road, the room next door, and the corridor downstairs, the rising panic of Ph.D. students due to submit in September is tangible. I'm one of them. But my panic has subsided since I discovered a method that has made the whole thing a piece of cake. Unfortunately it's still a tough, chewy cake to gnaw through, but I can see the end and there are plenty...
When I was a child, I thought that careers were a lot like running the 1500-meter race at our school track-and-field event. A group of friends start together. We run until we are ready to fall over. The first three to cross the finish line get a special prize, but everyone is a winner. Then we all go for pizza. As a member of Generation-X, my parents taught me that that a career is a linear journ...
