In the first episode of our PhD Advice series Liz Gaberdiel chats with Rev. Dr. Harriet Harris, the Chaplain at The University of Edinburgh, about the various ways the @TheChaplaincy1 can offer support to students, as well as useful mental health advice to PhD students old and new.

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Our first team photo! Great to see all these wonderful folk in person 🥰 -BioPOD team, May 2022 #podcast #selfie

Our annual AGM / BBQ to see off a successful year of 12 episodes and 1500 hits! As ever we'll be releasing episodes monthly over the summer, and we look forward to both new guests and new team members in the next academic year :D

Ever wondered how you would fare in space? Now what about a microbe? In our new episode, Rose Doyle talks to @RosaBiorosa at @UKAstrobiology, whose research involves sending microbes to the International Space Station to explore #biomining materials from asteroids! #BioAsteroid @ScienceUoE

What can a group of undergraduates from opposite sides of the world achieve in a single summer of collaboration? You’d be surprised! Tune in tomorrow to a very special episode about a team competing at #iGEM2022 with the goal of using synthetic biology to solve local problems.

New episode OUT NOW! In a fascinating conversation with Stephen Wallace, Severina Pociunaite hears all about using #microorganisms to turn waste products into important #biomaterials used in synthetic clothing, baking, and even paracetamol. #biotech SynBio Society SynBioUK Centre for Engineering Biology

New episode OUT NOW! In this episode Liz Gaberdiel talks to University of Edinburgh postgraduate administrators Karen Woodcock and Mairead Rae about what a wide range of support they provide to #PhD students from induction to award! #phdlife #phdchat PhD Forum Biological Sciences | University of Edinburgh

New episode OUT NOW! Gerben van Ooijen from the Gerben van Ooijen is the new director of the graduate school for biological sciences! In this episode, Liz Gaberdiel finds out how he and the team of postgrad advisors can help PhD students and post-docs. Biological Sciences | University of Edinburgh #PhDadvice #phdlife

How can you improve the #biodiversity of your university campus? In tomorrow's episode, Haomiao Cheng chats to Dr Sophie Haupt, the plant growth facility manager at The University of Edinburgh and we find out all about her work on #conservation on campus.

It’s a wonderful opportunity to show the current campus conservation work that plant researchers are doing at Edinburgh university. And I’m so excited with my first Biopod interview. Thanks Sophie for sharing this!

How exactly do you start a #spinout company from your research? What does #commercialisation really mean? Check out our new episode tomorrow, where we chat to Professor Gary Loake about his research and his #biomanufacturing start-up Green Bioactives. #AcademicTwitter #plantscience

New episode OUT NOW! Listen in to hear Haomiao Haomiao Cheng chat to Gerben van Ooijen Gerben van Ooijen about how to study the internal timekeeping mechanisms of #algae. #circadianrhythm #bodyclock Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences Biological Sciences | University of Edinburgh

So happy that we get to talk about our algae circadian clock on Biopod!!! 💚⏰

My 1st poster at Darwin Trust Symposium. I really appreciate the chance to do and share some cool circadian research. A Big thank you to Darwin Trust studenship for making things happen🤗Darwin Trust of Edinburgh I’ll soon give another presentation of this on 21st the SBS poster day.

How did this The University of Edinburgh professor move from studying physics to starting a #biotechnology spin-out company? Listen in tomorrow to hear from Prof. Teuta Pilizota why she isn’t really a technology person and how to deal with all the unknowns involved in starting a company.

New episode OUT NOW! In this fascinating biotech episode, Liz Gaberdiel learns all about the start-up @bioOgi from its CTO Prof. Teuta Pilizota. The company’s automated #bioreactor enables easy and time-saving #microbial culturing. #biotechnology #startups Biological Sciences | University of Edinburgh Centre for Engineering Biology

New episode OUT NOW! Did you know that plants once had no roots? If that sound interesting have a listen to our new episode with Sandy Hetherington where we explore plant evolution! Also learn the surprising history of prehistoric Scotland!

Prof Thorunn Helgason, our new head of Biology school #SBSatED started last year, is opening her office door. We can’t wait to chat together about her, the school and you! Let’s meet her Prof Thorunn 🇮🇸 🌿 tomorrow at BioPod!

New episode OUT NOW! In this episode, Haomiao Haomiao Cheng chats with Prof. Thorunn Helgason Prof Thorunn 🇮🇸 🌿 about her work and future prospect in Biological Sciences | University of Edinburgh, since she became the head of Biology school in 2022. Now, grab a tea and “Come and talk to me”. The University of Edinburgh SRUC Edinburgh University Students' Association