Yesterday I found out that I get to see Andrea Marshall talk about her fascinating manta ray research again at the Birmingham Dive Show in October. I’m so excited about this and thought it’s about time we got up to speed with what she’s been upto.
Following the discovery of a second, larger species of manta [...]

This past weekend I had the honour of meeting marine biologist Andrea Marshall following her talk at the London international Dive Show (LIDS). I already knew she was pretty awesome but in all seriousness she is one of the most inspiring young ladies I have ever met.
Since 2003 Andrea has been based in Mozambique researching [...]

Hurray it’s almost time for the National Science and Engineering Week again. From March 12th until March 21st the University of Sheffield has once again teamed up with Sheffield Hallam University, local schools, industry, commerce and museums throughout South Yorkshire to celebrate the best in British research and innovation.
This year’s theme is Earth in support of [...]

The Nature Publishing Group has launched a new online educational resource called Scitable. Aimed at undergraduate biology students and educators the platform combines scientific information with social functionality to provide users with an authoritative resource in the Google-isation of education. So far Scitable boasts over 150 evidence based articles in the field of genetics, which [...]