Monthly Archives: December 2010

Genome Assembly – a primer for the Shakespeare fan

Posted on 31 December 2010 by Richard Wintle

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; – The Life of King Henry the Fifth, Act III, Scene 1 When last we met, I tried to use Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to help explain genome sequencing. In particular, … Continue reading →

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Same Procedure as EVERY Year

Posted on 31 December 2010 by Austin

Just to let you know: I’m refraining from posting an end of year round-up. This is partly because, since this blog only started in December 2009, nigh-on everything you will find in the archives listed on the right is from … Continue reading →

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Ome sweet ome

Posted on 28 December 2010 by Austin

It has been a rather exhausting December, for all kinds of reasons – one of them, though not the biggest, being the move of this blog into its new home at Occam’s Typewriter. Consequently, since my last working day at … Continue reading →

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Goodwill to all men

Posted on 21 December 2010 by Erika Cule

Teaching and research are not the only areas of Imperial College’s activity affected by spending cuts. Earlier this autumn, Imperial Volunteer Centre announced that due to reduced funding from a specific scheme administered by the Higher Education Funding Council for … Continue reading →

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PhDs around the world

Posted on 17 December 2010 by Erika Cule

Prompted by a couple of comments on my previous post, I started wondering about different PhD procedures around the world. Thanks in no small part to tez intech00bs, I have scientist friends in many countries, but most of the PhD … Continue reading →

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Milestones

Posted on 15 December 2010 by Erika Cule

I was given a handy sheet of paper when I started my PhD. Entitled Milestones – Cule, it sets out the dates by which I must complete a number of administrative steps. After agreeing on a supervisor, subsequent milestones included … Continue reading →

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London Calling

Posted on 10 December 2010 by rpg

A big HELLO to everybody. I hope you enjoy your time at Occam’s Typewriter. It’s great to have you here, and all our bloggers are very keen and excited about our new venture. Just a quick housekeeping note: do please … Continue reading →

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Trading places

Posted on 10 December 2010 by Frank Norman

I started blogging on Nature Network in August 2008 but this will be my last post here. I am grateful to Nature Network for helping to get me started with blogging. I started as a reader and occasional commenter here, … Continue reading →

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A New England

Posted on 5 December 2010 by rpg

Welcome to Occam’s Typewriter, the sharpest blogging network in the box. Enjoy yourselves!

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