3rd February 2017 London, UK
On World Cancer day, Polish cancer researcher Dr Aga Gambus tells us about the importance of international collaboration in her research An Italian, a German, a Spanish, a British and a Polish scientist walk into a bar, and have a great time discussing science over a few beers! This is my usual “after work drink” […]
3rd February 2017 London, UK
On World Cancer Day, Italian cancer researcher Dr Luca Magnani tells us about how close European collaboration helped bring about a recent discovery. What does it mean being a cancer scientist in 2017? It means having access to incredible technologies. It means working side by side with some of the best scientists alive. It means […]
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29th July 2013 Los Angeles, USA
While studying international affairs in graduate school at Penn State, I found others like me who wanted to “save the world.” I’m not talking about becoming a super hero in the hottest comic book flying off the shelves, but we were in school to develop skills that would help put us in a position to […]
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30th May 2013 Chicago, USA
Big Science is expensive, and as justifying why tax dollars should pay for large scientific instruments is more difficult than ever. But Big Science is important and in these times of austerity, researchers and science leaders must do a better job of explaining how large scientific endeavours such as particle accelerators, massive light sources or […]