BACK TO THE FEATURE INDEX E nemy of the State and other Tom Clancy novels wow us with their futuristic technologies that can be used to observe the Earth's surface without actually being in contact with it. That's what we call remote sensing. However, in addition to their role in spy craft, did you know these technologies are also changing how agricultural production happens? Remote sensing most ...
The number of PhD projects on offer in the UK is bewildering enough, so why did I want to add to the confusion by checking out the possibilities in another country, too? Well, I've found that because they carry fewer of the responsibilities and commitments that come as you get older, your PhD years can be a great period to experience life in another country. In the last 3 years, my PhD work has l...
BACK TO THE FEATURE INDEX New biotechnology companies established in western Canada have had a tendency to migrate to large industry centres (such as Toronto, Boston, San Diego, or Seattle) in order to access suitable technology-management expertise and funding. With the introduction of programs such as the WestLink Innovation Network Ltd. Technology Commercialization Internship Program ( TCIP), ...
When I'm asked what sort of qualifications are needed for a job in science communication, it's often difficult to pinpoint which qualities are most important from the wide range that are required. At Techniquest in Cardiff Bay, the U.K.'s leading science discovery centre, some of our best presenters are those who have no formal science background but are gifted communicators. And yet, if you appl...
"Does our budget cover reimbursement of Mars bars?" "Let me check sentence 4.6 of clause 7, chargeable items under section 5 of ... ." This wasn?t the sort of conversation we would ever have expected to be having approximately 1 year after the EMBL PhD Student Symposium on Evolution was first conceived. At that time, thoughts revolved around how to bring the Pope and Richard Dawkins together in t...
In Part 1 of this article, we wrote about our role in organizing an international conference on evolution. As the conference got under way, it seemed quite phenomenal that we should have needed a whole year to prepare for the event. Of course, a number of things were unforeseen. Allowing 1 hour to register 150 participants was a little over-optimistic, but the minor chaos that ensued certainly wo...
