This week, let me introduce you to Alankrita Rani, an inspiring mind and PhD student in pharmacology at the University of Medicine of Graz, Austria. When I first met Alankrita a year ago, she was...
Insights from a PhD Journey: An Interview with Tomaš Klimann
What better way to understand the life of a scientist than to hear directly from those who work in the field? Today, I am delighted to interview Tomaš Klimann. Tomaš is a PhD student in...
Grant application writing: A masterclass with Dr. Ana Pineda
Last week, I had the immense pleasure of hosting a masterclass on writing grant applications with Dr. Ana Pineda from the blog I focus and write. I loved Ana's presentation and took a ton of...
Mixups unmixed: ‘A Number of Variables’ or ‘An Amount of Data?’
Hello, hello! Welcome to your English phrase workout - "Mixups Unmixed!" Again this month, we're exploring sets of words that scientists tend to confuse in their papers. Your challenge: guess the correct use of these...
How to choose the right keywords for your paper
If you think of keywords as unimportant details of your paper, I get it. Selecting my keywords used to be one of the last things I did when uploading my articles to the journal platform....
Where does your writer’s block come from?
Are you struggling to write your paper or thesis? Do you find yourself constantly postponing writing? Or when you do write, you're inefficient and don't make as much progress as you should? If so, you're...