Introducing the 2024-25 preLights Ambassadors
It’s time to introduce our three new preLights Ambassadors! But not before extending a heartfelt thank you to the four Ambassadors who served last year: Jennifer Ann Black, Martin Estermann, Girish Kale and Juan Moriano Their dedication and contributions to help preLights expand as a platform for preprint discussions and…
| Posted on | 10 September 2024 |
Ryan joins the preLights team
Hi everyone! My name is Ryan Harrison and I will be supporting the community sites at The Company of Biologists as part of a three-month internship. This is a short break away from my PhD project at the labs of Timothy Saunders and James Briscoe as part of the MRC…
| Posted on | 9 September 2024 |
New episode alert: ‘spotLights’ releases episode 2
The spotLights team has just published the second episode of their interview series, highlighting the (early-career) researchers and stories behind the latest preprints. In this second episode, the team talks to Dr Bipasha Dey, Dr Girish Kale and Verena Kaul about their recent preprint entitled “Divergent evolutionary strategies preempt tissue…
| Posted on | 16 August 2024 |
Introducing Shreya Pramanik – one of the SciCommConnect three-minute talk winners
In June, the Node, preLights and FocalPlane hosted SciCommConnect, a science communication event focussed on learning new scicomm skills and networking with like-minded researchers. As part of the day, we hosted a three-minute research talk competition, and we were treated to 12 fantastic talks on a range of topics. We…
| Posted on | 7 August 2024 |
Introducing spotLights: a new interview series
We are thrilled to announce the launch of spotLights, an interview series that aims to highlight the early-career researchers behind the most exciting biological preprints. spotLights provides a platform for early-career researchers to share their exciting work and personal experiences navigating an academic career. Each episode will highlight the highs…
| Posted on | 12 July 2024 |
Shining a spotlight: How preLights and Sciety elevate preprints for a wider audience
A conversation between preLights and Sciety.org Sciety is a free to use platform that aims to improve research communication by facilitating the discovery and organisation of the preprint literature. Through Sciety, scholars can connect with peers, receive feedback on their work, and contribute to the advancement of knowledge in their…
| Posted on | 20 May 2024 |