Nine to five
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CareersA day in the life of a pipeline lead
A dip into the world of colourful fabrics and microbial engineering - Alicia Russell of Colorifix shares her experience designing, coordinating, and crafting pigments for a spectrum of colours.
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CareersA day in the life of a multidisciplinary PhD researcher
Marie Andrea Laetitia Huët’s journey transcends typical PhD narratives. From National Geographic enthusiast to nanomedicine warrior, Laetitia reveals how her scientific odyssey combats a neglected tropical disease.
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CareersA day in the life of a microbial library curator
Mycology, chemical-free bioproducts and fresh discoveries every season - Young Nam Lee reveals what life as a microbial library collection curator is like.
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CareersA day in the life of a microbiology technician
A glimpse into the world of Bactobio with Grace Cox and Shinjini Mathur who are unleashing the power of microbes to produce novel antimicrobials - from culturing novel strains to harnessing their potential for global health solutions.
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CareersMy placement year in antimicrobial research
Emilie Cummerson is a University of Warwick student who has just completed a year-long placement in the Sagona Lab and the university’s spinout company Cytecom.
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CareersBeing a SciArtist
Eliza Wolfson illustrates biological and scientific concepts for a variety of different audiences.
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CareersOn the road with the Culture Collections
Have you ever wondered what it’s like on the other side of the table at scientific conferences?
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CareersUnearthing the secrets of living rocks
Working on a NASA-CSA project was a dream come true - and 13 years on, I’ve travelled the world unravelling the secret of contemporary microbialites.
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CareersA day in the life of: a metagenomics bioinformatician in a biotech start-up
Marcus Leung reveals what life is like at the crossroads between industry and research as a bioinformatician for Basecamp Research.
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CareersUnloved lab equipment earns new lease of life
UniGreenScheme founder Michael McLeod opens up to The Microbiologist on how a student side hustle trawling car boot sales has evolved into a burgeoning business that trades surplus lab equipment to researchers in need.
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CareersA week in the life of a geomicrobiologist
A look inside what life is like at the British Geological Survey (BGS).
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CareersHarnessing fungi for greener alternatives
Davinia Salvachua answers questions about her ongoing work in lignin depolymerisation and experience with being an editor.
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CareersGrowing food safety consciousness where you are planted
Careers advice and quickfire questions with an expert in food science.
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CareersBringing water and sanitation to the world
Find out what it takes to be the Global Director, Insights for a global nonprofit organisation helping to ensire access to safe drinking water worldwide.
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CareersMicrobiome manipulation to protect against climate change
Ashley Dungan descibes her role, research interests and work at The University of Melbourne.
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CareersA day in the life of a dairy microbiome field scientist
My role with California-based microbial solutions company Native Microbials takes me from the lab to the heart of the herd
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CareersA day in the life of a medical microbiologist
Insights into the working life from the forefront of tackling AMR.
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CareersA director’s perspective on advancing the world of health
If you are a biomedical scientist with a passion to contribute to the healthcare industry, there are numerous opportunities waiting for you in the private sector.
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CareersA day in the life of an epidemiologist
I thought I was destined for the laboratory, but becoming an epidemiologist just after the third wave of Covid-19 meant little to no lab work - and a lot of data analysis.
