Dr Emma Yhnell

I have been very fortunate over my academic career so far that I have been able to attend many conferences and events all over the world -from Boston to Barcelona and Vietnam to Vienna – I feel very very lucky and grateful. This time of year is conference season, and I recently returned from the…

When I was initially invited to take part in a Global Wales partnership project trip funded by the British Council with collaborators in Vietnam two thoughts crossed my mind… 1. What an incredible opportunity (one that I might not get again). 2. Oh dear, I have a real fear of flying (and I mean really…

I’m so happy to finally be able to tell you all that I’ve been awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by Advance HE in recognition of my innovative and engaging approaches to teaching neuroscience! I’m absolutely chuffed and incredibly grateful to receive this award which celebrates excellence and innovation in Higher Education teaching in the UK…

I am proud to be an academic, but I’m certainly not a “typical academic” in the traditional sense of things, and I’m quite proud of that too. It still makes me sad that many academics are lumped into the same category; really clever, often put on a pedestal and perhaps a bit boring. But much…

My big news this week is that have been awarded the Biochemical Society’s Teaching Excellence Award (Early Career) 2024. Eeeeek!!! You can see the full announcement here. I put so much time, effort and energy into my teaching and I am absolutely chuffed to be recognised in this way. So, I wanted to use this…

Our ability to care for and about others sets us apart from any other species on our planet. Yet, when I asked my students for feedback on my teaching over the past year, I was taken aback by the number of anonymous comments which praised the fact that I cared, either about the topics or…

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It was the second term of the second year of my undergraduate degree in Biochemistry and the dreaded question was beginning to be asked by friends, family and the careers adviser, “So, what next?!” I loved science and studying for a PhD, a higher degree seemed like a reasonable suggestion. The only problem was that…