Category Archives: Opinion piece
We have so much to gain from more open dialogues about science!: Meet Overleaf
In support of this years Soapbox Science London event, we had a chat with 4 members of the Overleaf team this week: Harriet Walsh (HW), Community TeXpert and all-round LaTeX enthusiast; Jessica Lawshe (JL), Full Stack Engineer and former life … Continue reading
Why women in science should learn to code
By Vicky Butt, who is a PhD student studying bioinformatics and metagenomics at King’s College London. With this ever-increasing amount of biological data, such as genomics, the only way to make sense of it is to write computer programmes. Principal … Continue reading
Science for a Penny
Dr Seirian Sumner, Soapbox Science co-founder At Soapbox Science HQ, we get quite a few invitations to come and speak about the initiative and the issues facing women in science generally. Between our day jobs (of being scientists!), family … Continue reading
Women in Science: some thoughts, by Kathryn Else
Why are there more men than women in science, and particularly at the highest levels? This is not a new question, and there have been numerous women in science campaigns, but the fact that the question continues to be asked … Continue reading
Autism is nothing to be A-shamed about: reflections on the muddled messages from the media
By Dr Rachel Moseley, a Bristol Soapbox Science Speaker There are various taboo words we all avoid, but here’s a new one; do you know what I mean by the “A word”? Many of you reading this may have … Continue reading
Against all odds: finding my own path to science
By Vicki Clifton A/Professor Vicki Clifton is a is a National Health and Medical Research Council Senior Research Fellow who is currently a Professorial Research Fellow with the Mothers and Babies Theme at Mater Medical Research Institute in Brisbane Australia, … Continue reading
Why I love being a lecturer – by a lecturer in the first year of the job
By Dr Regan Early (@ReganEarly), based at the University of Exeter. Regan studies the effects of human activity on wildlife around the world. Her basic approach is to use patterns in species distributions to understand many aspects of species ecology – climate tolerances, biotic … Continue reading
How motherhood has made me a better scientist
By Rebecca Gelding, rebecca.gelding@mq.edu.au, @RebeccaGelding Rebecca Gelding is currently completing her PhD at Macquarie University in Sydney. She is a part-time student, and full-time mum to two young children. Come say hi to Rebecca on her Soapbox, August 20th 1pm … Continue reading
Getting Up and Out: How Education Spurred Two Life-Changing Decisions
By H.E. James. Hattie is a writer and researcher living in Boise, Idaho. She has a varied background, including education and sports journalism. She is a former electronic content manager and analyst for a government agency. She holds an MBA and … Continue reading
Back to Science, against all odds
Dr Graziella Iossa is a Back to Science Fellow at the School of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln. She is a zoologist particularly interested in behavioural and evolutionary ecology having used mammals and insects as study systems. Graziella talks about … Continue reading
