Join one of our Community Sites!
Are you passionate about science, communication, and networking with fellow researchers? If so, we have exciting opportunities for you to get involved and make an impact! The Node and FocalPlane are Looking for Correspondents Our sister community sites the Node and FocalPlane are currently recruiting a small yearly cohort of correspondents.…
| Posted on | 17 October 2023 |
bioRxiv and medRxiv join our Mastodon Server: biologists.social
In response to the evolving landscape of social media platforms, The Company of Biologists has recently launched its own Mastodon server - biologists.social. Active participation on platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram has been a cornerstone of our outreach efforts. This move reflects our commitment to fostering a more specialised…
| Posted on | 12 October 2023 |
Representing preLights at the XXXVIII Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Society of Protozoology
Written by Jennifer Ann Black, preLights Ambassador and postdoctoral researcher in the Tosi Lab, Faculty of Medicine Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Caxambu, a quaint city in the state of Minas Gerais (Brazil), is the traditional destination for the Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Society of…
| Posted on | 3 October 2023 |
How to conduct interviews – brainstorming session with members of the Node, preLights and FocalPlane.
Our three community sites - the Node, preLights and FocalPlane - have joined forces to create a platform for scientists who are keen to work on their science communication skills. This year, we have run several webinars and workshops that all aimed to empower our community members with relevant tools…
| Posted on | 18 September 2023 |
Introducing the preLights ambassadors
preLights has been up and running for over five years now and wouldn’t be where it is today without the continued support and dedication of all our preLighters. To keep developing this platform and respond to the needs of the community, we’re making some changes to the community structure by…
| Posted on | 4 May 2023 |
preLights’ 5th Birthday webinar recording is now available!
preLights is celebrating its 5th birthday. To mark the occasion, this webinar features four short talks given by preLights alumni who have all made significant contributions to preLights, and have since taken a range of career paths. In their talks, they tell us how they have managed to identify and…
| Posted on | 15 March 2023 |