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A bad day for the angel on my shoulder: Practical advice for grant writing from the #devbiolwriteclub and #devbiolgrantclub

Posted by , on 11 July 2021

Hello!  Welcome back to the #devbiolwriteclub!  Over the last year or so, I’ve harangued you on Twitter and on The Node about practicing the craft of writing.  I’ve ignored any ...

#DevBiolWriteClub, Post #4

Posted by , on 24 April 2021

When I wrote the #DevBiolWriteClub rules, I made Rule #2 simply restate Rule #1.  This, of course, was a cheap ploy by the author to make the reader compare him ...

#DevBiolWriteClub, Post #3

Posted by , on 22 December 2020

John Wallingford returns for another Developmental Biology Write Club – this time featuring his favourite books about writing

#DevBiolWriteClub on the Node, Post #2:

Posted by , on 18 October 2020

For other posts in this series click here In my first post a few months back, I talked about the need for working scientists to create new habits of mind ...

SciCommConnect: A masterclass in how to deliver your message in the spoken or the written word

Posted by , on 30 August 2024

[This report is co-authored by Alex Neaverson, Rachel McKeown and Anna Guixeras Fontana.] The clock struck 1PM in the UK, the Zoom room opened, and in flooded over 50 scientists. ...

Register to attend "SciCommConnect: Science communication, community connections"

Posted by , on 16 April 2024

Want to work on your science communication skills and connect with fellow biologists around the world? Register to attend our free online event happening on Mon 10 June!

Meet the Node correspondents — James Zwierzynski

Posted by , on 14 February 2024

An interview with the 2024 Node correspondent James Zwierzynski, a first-year PhD student at Stanford University.

It’s all about communication

Posted by , on 28 July 2023

Reflections from the 82nd Society for Developmental Biology Annual Meeting in Chicago, July 2023.

Back to school: Writing

Posted by , on 13 September 2022

With the start of the academic year, we are continuing to dive into our archives to remind you of some the fantastic content that we hope will help you have ...

From the archives: Writing

Posted by , on 1 September 2021

With a new academic year upon us, we thought it would be an excellent opportunity to highlight some older content on the Node that, we hope, will help make your ...

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