Our mission is to train scientists. This blog is a platform for us to share updates on our annual programme, tips and tricks for scientists, new e-learning opportunities, and sometimes just something to make you smile.
And so it became that the whole earth was of many languages, with no common speech. As people moved to Germany, they found a hill in Heidelberg and settled there. They used steel and glass instead of stone, and cement for mortar to build their settlement. Then they said,…
In spirit of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11 February), we are proud to launch our “Meet the Trainer” Series, in which we will profile some of the amazing trainers from the EMBL Course Programme. We begin with Dr. Ashley D. Sanders, a distinguished scientist in the…
See original article “Ten simple rules for delivering live distance training in bioinformatics across the globe using webinars”, published November 15, 2018. Learning opportunities are now easily available online. Although students appreciate having the trainer (and classmates) available and…
We would like to thank all our supporters of the 2018 EMBL Course and Conference Programme. With their help we were able to provide top-class training and keep the registration fees as low as possible allowing more people to profit from these opportunities. 86 companies sponsored a total of 25…
Friday night the entire EMBL Events team came together in the Heidelberg old town for our annual social. It’s tough to organise an event for 65 people who spend their time organising events. Even agreeing a date is a mammoth task as they are usually busy working on an event….but somehow it…
Today is Clean Off Your Desk Day! Yes, it’s true – this day apparently does exist, so we in the EMBL Course and Conference Office decided to take it to heart and do something about it. After working hard all day, the last thing anyone wants to do is clean off their desk. Finding out […]
Every year we embark on a quest to encrypt our events in senseless images for our event advent competition and it was overwhelming to see that so many of our Facebook followers sent us emails with the correct answers last year. The five winners were notified yesterday and we look forward to…
The EMBL Course and Conference Team wishes you happy and joyful holidays! We will use the time to spend it with our families, wearing our Christmas sweaters, enjoying a hot beverage and relaxing to the sounds of evergreen holiday hits. We wish you all a smooth transition to the new year and are…
EMBO | EMBL Symposium – Heidelberg, 10-13 September 2018Meeting report by Veronica Foletto Following the huge success of the 2016 symposium ‘Organoids: Modelling Organ Development and Disease in 3D Culture’, Hans Clevers, Jürgen Knoblich, Melissa Little, and Esther Schnapp joined forces to…
Are you giving a presentation at an upcoming conference, but not sure where to begin? Read on to learn our top 15 tips to help get you on your way, and ensure your next scientific talk is smooth, interesting and a huge success! Preparing your talk You are the expert Remember that you know way…