The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: Book Review – Thora Paul

Black Lives Matter In the current times amidst the pandemic, adapting to the new way of life and the murder of George Floyd I think it is important to celebrate the accomplishments of Black scientists and people of minority backgrounds as well as those of other races. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks I always Read more about The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: Book Review – Thora Paul[…]

Impostor Syndrome: How To Not Feel Like a Fraud – Georgia Gray

Do you ever feel as though you don’t rightly deserve any success or achievements you’ve earned? Perhaps you aren’t really as smart or as organised as your friends say you are. Maybe you just aren’t special, despite what your parents keep telling you – deep down, you’re living a lie. You know it’s only a Read more about Impostor Syndrome: How To Not Feel Like a Fraud – Georgia Gray[…]

How to survive first year – Ellie McFarlane

So, you’ve got your place on a Bioscience degree at Lancaster university – congratulations! A science degree is pretty demanding so here are some survival tips from current Biomedical and Life science Department undergraduates. Keep on top of it! In your first year, you will be set lots of assignments that are all worth a Read more about How to survive first year – Ellie McFarlane[…]

Thoughts of a CoVID-19 expert

As the UK enters the fourth week of lockdown, CoVID-19 is at the centre of every news article. Leading the way with his expertise, Lancaster University’s Dr. Muhammad Munir has been interviewed by countless news channels, using his research on coronaviruses to help inform the general public on this outbreak. Wanting to celebrate the scientific Read more about Thoughts of a CoVID-19 expert[…]