What the heck do you microbiologists do all day long?
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009Nice microbiology video from the Royal Sussex County Hospital NHS Trust.
Posts Tagged ‘Careers’
Psst, wanna work at the University of the Year 2008?
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
The University of the Year scholarship package scheme – a series of Open Research Scholarships available to students from the EU and UK – will create a range of opportunities for funded PhD study. These scholarships are available across a full range of disciplines at the University of Leicester; science, arts, social sciences, law, medicine and the biological sciences. Those joining the scheme will benefit from a package worth over £17,000 each year including a stipend, fee waiver and research training support grant.
Death of mycology – a career opportunity?
Saturday, November 29th, 2008
BBC News reports that Britain is running out of mycologists. There were 32 in the 1990s, but just eight now. Scientists say we should be worried as, without a British research base, other countries could stand to make lucrative fungi-based discoveries in everything from medicine to engineering.
10 things fungi have done for us
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- MicrobiologyBytes: Mycology
