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The impostor epidemic in academia and how to beat it
By Sabiha Majumder Why academia? What is its appeal? For me – and I guess for most people working in academia – the answer is quite straightforward: I genuinely enjoy the process of making new discoveries, the flexibility of working on things that excite me, and the luxury of working whenever and wherever I like....…
The importance of mentors: a life-changing encounter pt 2.
By Thomas Crowther I had started my first year at Cardiff University poorly. I was skipping classes, investing my energy into sports and my social life rather than concentrating on my studies. By the ...
The importance of mentors: A life-changing encounter pt. 1
By Thomas Crowther I have always been obsessed with the magic of life. Mathematically, its existence makes no sense. Indeed, science lacks even a most basic understanding of the reason for the biodive...
Global warming - fact vs fiction
By Tom Elliott In 1896, Svante Arrhenius, a Swedish chemist and future Nobel laureate, deduced that the combustion of coal and petroleum could raise global temperatures. In 1939, a British steam engin...
Tom's Top Tips for...Writing a Paper
By Thomas Crowther Writing papers is arguably the biggest stumbling blocks for academics. Many brilliant people never make it in academia because they were unable to effectively communicate their mess...
Conferences, Casinos and Crowther Lab Bonding
Monaco is finally over. It has been the trip we have all been waiting for and it exceeded expectations. With the Lab numbers increasing rapidly, we accepted that there would be a few bumps along the w...
The Open Data Landscape
While Open Data is not a new concept in science as a whole, it is a relatively untapped commodity within ecology. Accessible data is necessary throughout all stages of research in order to discover an...
Get to know Tom ahead of his Inaugural Speech
It's one week until Tom’s Inaugural Speech on February 20, 2018! He will be talking about what makes the Crowther Lab unique, the work of the incredible scientists working together in the lab, and t...
International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
Interviews about gender bias with various women and men in science.
What makes the Crowther Lab unique?
What makes our lab unique? We are (we hope) a lab with a bit of a twist. Here are some reasons why: Rather than focussing on one academic field, we are Earth Scientists, Remote Sensing Experts, Commu...