
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 |

Happy 5th Birthday to preLights!
Five years ago today, on a Tuesday afternoon, preLights was officially launched. What a journey it has been so far! From its beginning, the preLights community has been steadily growing to now include over 400 preLighters, 1400 subscribers and 7000 Twitter followers! Without the passion, dedication and support of this…
Posted on | 20 February 2023 |

preLights’ 5th Birthday webinar: A career discussion with preLights alumni
preLights is celebrating its 5th birthday and to mark the occasion we are delighted to announce a festive webinar on 14 March 2023. This webinar will feature four short talks given by preLights alumni who have all made significant contributions to preLights, and have since taken a range of different…
Posted on | 13 February 2023 |

New Year, updated website – changes that improve clarity and foster collaboration.
As you may have noticed, some subtle (yet important) changes have been made to the preLights website this month. Earlier this year, we introduced the concept of postLights to allow the comparison between a preLighted preprint and (once published) the peer-reviewed, journal article (see this earlier News post). This means…
Posted on | 5 January 2023 |