Did we really find signs of life on Venus?
The Royal Astronomical Society made a striking announcement in September which led to a lot of speculation. Deep Bandivadekar discusses what it really meant and the way forward.
Tagged: Research
To Live Forever: What the Hydra Teaches Us About Aging
Can humans ever achieve immortality? Thomas explains why this may be impossible, referring to a small species of non-ageing jellyfish.
Bright Club: communicating research through comedy
Kirstin recounts her night at ‘Bright Club’, where academic research and stand-up comedy crossover!
The changing face of research: from competition to collaboration
Academia is stereotyped as a boxing ring, with researchers in constant competition; is this competition sometimes beneficial in driving innovation? Or should we shift toward a more collaborative environment to further scientific discovery?
Patient and Public Involvement: A seat at the table
Ross Laidlaw takes a look at the obvious yet overlooked contributions of patients on the development of scientific research projects
Present at This Year’s Let’s Talk About [X] Conference
Let’s Talk About [X] is an annual conference that showcases the exceptional research carried out by students within the University of Glasgow. If you are an undergraduate student at UofG and you have a...
The Weaker Science: When Gender Bias Meets Editors
If you think you just need good results to be published, think again… And read on.
Head in the Clouds
Are robotic cloud-based labs the future of research? Teodora Aldea explores how outsourcing routine experiments could help research by saving scientists time and money.
