Darwin day celebrated all over the world on February 12
It’s time for Darwin Day! On his birthday anniversary, February 12, the father of evolutionary theory is celebrated all over the world.
3 tips to improve your networking skills—advice from an international student
Many people tell me that they’re unable to network due to their lack of charisma and social skills, but networking is not only about that. Charisma and social skills help - mostly in terms of overcoming social awkwardness in social situations, but fortunately, networking is not purely based on your charisma. First and foremost, networking is a skill and you can learn
GapSummit 2016—a top notch networking forum for biotech people
Applications for GapSummit 2016 are now open —“Global Biotech Revolution’s flagship conference”. Alise Molotova from GBR explains why this will be a place where current and forthcoming trailblazers of the biotech world gather to shape the future – and also sharpen their networking and communication skills.
Time to enter the 2015 Dance Your Ph.D. Contest
It’s time for the 8th year of the Dance Your Ph.D. contest. Crastina had a quick email correspondence with one of its founders, John Bohannon.
Conversation with a Canva Community Outreach Specialist
Canva – a web tool for creating graphics – has a very interesting social media strategy, where they put special Community Outreach Specialists to work.
Quora: What qualities characterize a great PhD student?
Here are some Quora reflections on the qualities of a great PhD student. I recommend you to take a closer look at the reply of David Karger, Computer Science professor at MIT.
Swedish tech students present their traditional advent calendar
For many years, students at the Faculty of Engineering of Lund University have maintained an advent calendar tradtion. In this web based calendar, every window contains a scientific experiment and an explanation.