My Experience at the Microbiology Society Conference 2024

As a current doctoral student, attending the Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2024 was extremely helpful to me as this allowed the opportunity for scientists, researchers and experts from around the world to discuss the latest advancements in microbiology in…

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Learning to Think-With the World, Bringing Hope in Bleak Educational Times

A posthuman conference experience by Manchester Met doctoral student, Ruth Churchill Dower.  My train from the airport to the centre of Helsinki arrives in the dark and I am thrilled to see villages nestling in valleys of deep snow…

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From Manchester’s Bustling Streets to SPARC’s Academic Meets 

Jonny Hobbs, a first year Doctoral Student, shares his experience of attending a SPARC event at the University of Salford. It was a gorgeous day in Manchester as I stepped off the train. Immediately, I am awestruck by the…

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Platelet Society Conference 2024

Bismah Mateen, a first year Doctoral Student, shares her second blog for us, about her experience of attending the Platelet Society Conference 2024. Hello again, this blog is about my very first conference! I submitted an abstract a few…

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Storytelling at the Museum 

In celebration of International Museums Day (Saturday 18 May), Robert shares a blog about the stories shared through local museums, their history and the education they offer us. For many of us, museums are where we get our history….

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Museums for Education and Research 

The Horsfall Museum’s Bird Room, late 1930s. Image courtesy of Manchester Art Gallery.  In celebration of International Museums Day (Saturday 18 May), Hannah Williamson shares about her research into the work of Bertha Hindshaw at the Horsfall Museum to…

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Field update from the Tambopata Reserve, Peru

A Toppin’s titi monkey (Plecturocebus toppini) at Posada Amazonas Lucy Millington shares a blog about her research around the factors that influence Neotropical primate community composition and abundance across landscape mosaics. Research Background: I study primate conservation ecology in…

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Zero Zone vs Zero Degree 

Tamur was supported by the Manchester Met Doctoral College Conference Support Award to attend and present at a recent conference. Here he shares the experience. If you would like to apply to the Conference Support Award, the next deadline…

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My Journey: Foundation Year to PhD 

This is my very first blog, but I’m sure won’t be the last, so I hope you enjoy reading! I graduated in Biomedical Science here at Manchester Metropolitan University in 2023, where I first did a foundation year and…

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Being a Neurotypical Researcher in Neurodiversity Research 

For World Autism Awareness Day (Tuesday 2 April), Alex shares a blog about her experience as a Neurotypical researcher in Autism research and how she attempts to navigate the complexities of this space. I’ve been invited to write this…

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