Bioinformatics is now intrinsic to life science research, but the past decade has witnessed a
continuing deficiency in this essential expertise. Basic data stewardship is still taught …

With an ever more competitive global labour market, coupled with an ever-increasing
population of PhD-qualified graduates, the ability to communicate effectively and build strategic …

After years of research and with completion in sight, the final year of the PhD often represents
the most challenging time of a student’s career, in which the ultimate reward is the PhD …

This study reports on the career management and career choice preferences of a sample of
bioscience postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers according to their …

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We present oscillator strengths of transitions between the states belonging to the 2s 2 2p 5 ,
2s2p 6 , 2s 2 2p 4 3l (l = 0, 1, 2) configurations in fluorine-like ions in the range 10 ≤ Z ≤ 33. …

Primary modes of action of cytokinins have been thought to involve stimulation of the electrogenic
H + pump and-or opening of plasmamembrane Ca 2+ channels. In order to test these …

In the last decade, life-science research has become increasingly data-intensive and
computational. Nevertheless, basic bioinformatics and data stewardship are still only rarely taught …

An ecological crisis is unfolding on Kyushu Island, Japan. Thousands of Japanese badgers (Meles
anakuma) are being culled illegally without scientific advice or strategic planning. We …

… This article contains extracts from Career planning for research bioscientists written by
Sarah Blackford and due to be published later in 2012. The book contains practical information …