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British Science Festival – Charles Darwin Award Lecture
I was honoured to be awarded the 2018 Charles Darwin Lecture at the British Science Festival in Hull. I recently attended the festival and gave my lecture, in this post, I wanted to reflect on the experience and share my top tips for anyone thinking of applying next year. I have to admit, upon receiving…
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Developing resilience in academia
As an early career researcher, enthusiasm and passion for your subject are vital. However academic research can be tough and sometimes it can be a real test to maintain enthusiasm and develop resilience to criticism! It is a really competitive arena and rejected manuscripts, fixed term contracts and constant battles for funding all contribute to…
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Huntington’s Disease: how brain training games could help.
In the search for new treatments, science often focuses on medication first. But drugs aren’t the only way to fight illness, particularly when looking at brain diseases. My research looks into how playing specially designed computer games might help people who are living with Huntington’s disease. Huntington’s is a brain disorder that gets progressively worse over time,…
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Pint of Science 2018
Science impacts all of us, whether that is the medication that you take on a daily basis, your views on genetic testing or the ongoing research that might one day help you if you are diagnosed with a medical condition. Science is important for all of us, but how do we scientists ensure that we…
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Soapbox Science 2018
If you hadn’t already noticed by now I love a chat, and especially about science! But one of the things that troubles me the most about science is the lack of female representation, particularly at the higher levels. Recent research conducted in the United States shows that when children are asked to ‘Draw A Scientist’ there…
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My reflections on speaking at the 2018 Hay Festival
Every speaker at the Hay Festival has their own specially drawn chalk board. I loved mine, thank you to the team for drawing it, it was awesome! I love finding new and innovative ways of communicating science to the general public and I have previously taken part in lots of public engagement events. But, being given…
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Dr Emma Yhnell 