Hispaniola Born Earthbound Explorer

- Rose Ferreira -

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]’ve always craved a deeper understanding of the world around me. This was a need that was never fully satisfied and it actually became a huge source of anxiety during my early years. Why? Well, I was…

The Day I Met Her

- Yow Ying Ming Ivan -

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]omen are commonly stereotyped to be more artistically inclined, coupled with limited talent for mathematics. No one explicitly mentioned to me about these discriminations, but such thoughts are subtly imbued in the Asian…

My Unconventional yet Common Science Career Path

Lakshmi Ramachandran, PhD

- Scientific Writer — National University of Singapore -

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]hree years ago, I got involved in the activities of a voluntary ‘Women In Science’ (WIS)…

Everything Starts with a Dream

- Alina Santander Vinokurova -

[dropcap]B[/dropcap]etween wanting and doing, there is a long and hard way called “action”. I understood that when I proved myself in science for the first time.

Best of Both Worlds: A Two-Timer’s Story

- Yow Ying Ming Ivan -

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s a two-timer, I had to declare my love and allegiance to only one — education or research. The love story started with an inspiring high school teacher who showed me how an educator’s…

Art and Design Meets Science: A Reflective Conversation on Science Communication

Prof. Tom Duscher, Prof. Stefan Sachs & Prof. Manfred Schulz

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ince 2006 the Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design in Kiel, Germany, is a…

Forever a scientist: How I found my career niche

- Julia Bates -

“No Julia, you are still a scientist. You will always be a scientist”.

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]hose were the words spoken by my mentor Professor Jenny Martin, as we sat drinking…

Fear is Nothing But an Illusion

- Farida Kabir -

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n American author, Norman Vincent Peale, once said, “Believe in yourself, have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your powers, you cannot be successful or happy.”

Stride On

- Kwasi Agbleke, Ph.D. -

[dropcap]M[/dropcap]y journey through two decades has been that of mission, vision, and determination. As a young boy, I always had difficulty answering the question: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” For many of my colleagues, it was either a doctor…