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Promoting yourself as an ECR - recording now available

Posted by , on 15 March 2022

Catch up with the recording from our networking event on 'Promoting yourself as an ECR'

February in preprints

Posted by , on 9 March 2022

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

Developing news

Posted by , on 1 March 2022

Read on for our news roundup of the past month, with an emphasis on what has caught our eyes from our twitter feed.

January in preprints

Posted by , on 17 February 2022

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

Promoting yourself as an ECR - an event hosted by FocalPlane, the Node and preLights

Posted by , on 10 February 2022

Register for our panel and networking event on how to promote yourself and your research as an ECR

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 […]