Katrina attended the Glasgow Science Festival event ‘Modern Medicine and Death – an Unhealthy Relationship?’ In the words of Lana Del Rey, “you and I, we were born to die” – so why does our society struggle so hard against the inevitability of death?
Watch that black cat crossing your path! But it may have its own superstitions…
Doing science, peer researcher style. Stephanie Allan investigates how, what and why?
Can science explain the unexplained? Kirstin investigates the possible theories behind the paranormal.
Jane Essex explores the gap between reality and the rhetoric of inclusion within the STEM workforce
If you support the development of science that pushes boundaries and drives innovation, then you inadvertently support a diverse, equal and inclusive environment for scientific research to thrive in – you just might not know it yet. Zoë takes a look at how the overworking culture in academia affects proactivity in equality, diversity and inclusion work.
STEM Equals is a four-year research and impact project focused on women and LGBT visibility in STEM, in both academia and industry.
Curious how you can participate in the data science hype? Anna Henschel explains how open data and open source software make data science accessible to everyone.
Pint of Science 2019: The Art of Science
21 Jun, 2019
I'm hiring! @WiredUK is looking for two superbly talented journalists to join our internship scheme.
It's six months at minimum wage. Loads of writing and reporting. Previous interns now work at CNN, Vice, The Telegraph, New Statesman... and WIRED.
https://condenastuk.avature.net/careers/JobDetail/Editorial-Intern-WIRED/2193
I urge everyone from @UniStrathclyde to do this survey! If you or someone you know who has been harassed, bullied or been discriminated against! It's important for the University to know what actually goes on https://www.strathunion.com/ents/event/1187/
My work got picked up by @SPAJournalism, that's pretty awesome 😍💪👊 https://twitter.com/GlasgowGist/status/1219239537865523201
This, by @rooneyw1991 was picked up by @SPAJournalism for their most recent magazine 🤩
Originally published in our #ScienceIsForEveryone issue, check it out below 👇
Thanks to @emilyxarmstrong for editing. Artwork by Ryan Harley.
https://the-gist.org/2019/10/sowing-the-seeds-for-the-plantibiotic-revolution/amp/
Check out my latest @GlasgowGist article about how we can die better! This was featured in our ‘Science is for Everyone’ Issue and the temptation to call it ‘Dying is for Everyone’ was overwhelming https://the-gist.org/2020/01/modern-medicine-and-successful-dying/
