Join the preLights community: Call for applications
Are you an early-career researcher passionate about science communication, preprints and open science? preLights, The Company of Biologists’ preprint highlighting service, is growing, and we want you to be part of our community! Since 2018, we’ve published over 1,600 preLight posts, sparking conversations between preprint authors and researchers worldwide. Now,…
| Posted on | 1 September 2025 |
preLights meets FocalPlane features… – On 4 September
preLights have teamed up with FocalPlane, our sister community site, to hold a collaborative FocalPlane features... This webinar will be hosted by Felipe Del Valle Batalla (University of Edinburgh, UK) and Vibha Singh (Princess Margaret Cancer Research Tower (UHN), Canada), two members of the preLights community (known as preLighters), who…
| Posted on | 28 August 2025 |
The art of creating a graphical abstract: SciArt workshop recap
As part of the preLights Ambassador programme, we recently hosted a SciArt workshop led by the wonderful Sonhita Chakraborty (featured on the Node). During this workshop, which was suggested by preLights Ambassador Shreya Pramanik, the participants explored the art of visual storytelling in science. The session began with an introduction…
| Posted on | 22 July 2025 |
In conversation with Katelyn Cooper – spotLights episode 16 is now live
In this episode, we talk to Dr Katelyn Cooper who is an Assistant Professor at the School of Life Sciences of Arizona State University, USA. Katelyn is the first author of a preprinted study (link below) that provides the first comprehensive analysis of the LGBTQ+ climate in the biological sciences.…
| Posted on | 20 June 2025 |
spotLights mini-series: conversations from Biologists @ 100
We’re happy to announce a special spotLights podcast mini-series, featuring conversations recorded at the Biologists @ 100 conference held in Liverpool this past March. The series is co-produced by the preLights Conference Reporter at Biologists @ 100, Jonathan Townson, and our Community Manager, Reinier Prosee. This 8-episode series launches with an…
| Posted on | 16 April 2025 |
Faster, smarter, better: preLights search function gets a makeover
We are excited to announce a significant enhancement to our website's search functionality. With the extensive overhaul of the search tool, visitors can now enjoy a more streamlined and effective search experience. Key features of the updated search function include: Search by preLight: Locate articles using filters such as publication…
| Posted on | 19 February 2025 |