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Trans Perspectives in Academia

Posted by , on 19 November 2024

Queer people, trans individuals in particular, remain significantly underrepresented in STEM and academia. In this Voices piece, we hear from two PhD students who identify as trans. They discuss their ...

Promoting developmental diversity in a changing world 

Posted by , on 7 November 2024

Editorial from Development's latest Special Issue 'Uncovering Developmental Diversity', edited by Cassandra Extavour, Liam Dolan and Karen Sears.

October in preprints

Posted by , on 6 November 2024

Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints.

Catch up on Development presents… October webinar on the development of ectoderm derivatives

Posted by , on 5 November 2024

Catch up on the Development presents... webinar on 30 October, featuring talks from Eirini Maniou, Daniel Aldea and Casey Griffin.

Lab meeting with the Chan Lab

Posted by , on 31 October 2024

Meet the Chan lab, based in the Mechanobiology Institute, Singapore. The lab is interested in how mechanics regulates mammalian follicle development.

Recent jobs by the Node

PhD studentship: Engineering an in vitro human embryo implantation platform to study pathologies arising in early pregnancy

Posted by , on 5 November 2025

About the Project A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Embryo implantation is the step in early pregnancy where the founding tissue of the placenta from the embryo, called the trophoblast, establishes a physical connection with the mother at the inner […]

MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Building a virtual human embryo to predict developmental success and failure

Posted by , on 5 November 2025

About the Project Unlocking the secrets of human embryo development demands a new, dynamic approach. This PhD project offers a unique opportunity to apply cutting-edge computational methods to a fundamental challenge in reproductive biology: understanding why human embryos fail. As delayed childbearing becomes more common, pinpointing the barriers to healthy development is critical. You’ll be […]

Community site paid internship

Posted by , on 21 May 2025

The Company of Biologists currently has an opportunity for a paid three-month internship to work on our community sites – the Node, preLights and FocalPlane. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in the rapidly growing online science communication environment, to develop writing skills, and to learn about academic publishing. Together, the Company’s three community sites provide platforms […]