“I missed out on some rare opportunities while on maternity leave. I don’t think I’ve been very savvy with planning my research around my career break.” Neuroscientist Isabel Christie on combining motherhood with a demanding career in science (that she loves)…
science
Work Life
Frustrated by the lack of creative, smart, engaging toys on the market for kids, Sahar Meghani decided to create her own. And Trunkaroo – a monthly subscription service for kids’ STEM and art projects – was born…
Work Life
For the second in our Mums in Science series, we hear from Abhilasha Tiwari about being raised in India with great aspirations and combining her role as a stem cell researcher with motherhood…
Family
For the first in our new series about mums working in science, we speak to Olga Kotik from Russia. She has a PhD in Structural Biology, three kids and a good work-life balance but has had to put her career dreams on hold, for now…
Work Life
If your genetic make-up were a colour, what would it be? And how would it differ from your partner’s? Well, artist-turned-scientist Iona Inglesby decided to find out, and turned it into a clever, creative business…
Work Life
SAM Labs – set up to inspire the next generation to invent and create using technology – have teamed up with the Science Museum to offer an all-in-one inventor kit. We spoke to the founder, Joachim Horn…