A Scientist and a Suffragette – what’s not to like?

A Scientist and a Suffragette – what’s not to like?

It’s quite difficult to name more than a handful of female scientists, and I’m always on the lookout for some names that I’ve not come across before. A short while ago I was given a book, “Women in Science – 50 fearless pioneers who changed the world” and one in...
Learning for the Sake of Learning

Learning for the Sake of Learning

The question I most dread from a student is “how do I revise?” In today’s qualification driven society, the need to learn and regurgitate information has never been more important – and more pointless. Many years ago, when I sat my MSc in Applied Immunology, our...