The irreverent science writings of Matthew Partridge (MCeeP)
May! It’s getting towards the end of May already. How?! This month we’ve had a cracking guest post from Emily Sparkes, comparing the PhD journey to that of a Tough Mud-Dr (geddit?) race; Matthew wrote a lovely letter to all the sales people that have approached him over his years Read more…
Dear Sales people, I am writing to you because I feel that I need to get something off my chest. I’d have done this in person but you are a collective of thousands of people and it seems unlikely that I can persuade you all to meet me at a Read more…
This month we’ve had a range of different topics covered in our weekly blog posts, from lab-snacking to the joy of science. First, I looked back on the last 6 months since becoming a Doctor, reflecting on how some things in life have changed, and how some haven’t. Next, Matthew Read more…
I have a confession. Despite years of terrible paper work, awful online training, tedious training days and being very sarcastic online I am actually a stickler for health and safety (H&S to cool people). I like being alive and I like that some people have spent quite a lot of Read more…
Well we’ve come to the end of the first month with our new look and new schedule! Our first post of the month was a welcome post by myself, introducing the new site. We’ve also featured a guest post about ridiculous academic library requests, with content provided by an anonymous Read more…
Writing is hard. It can be hard to start, hard to end and hard to keep doing it even when you’re in the middle of it. For short pieces like writing blog posts, the start and the end basically merge together to make a middle (fun fact: I sometimes write Read more…
As an academic or researcher you are the top of a pyramid of human knowledge stretching back thousands of years. Your knowledge is the result of a litany of people before you building one small piece of the very large puzzle that you are now solving. Now, whether you are Read more…
The average science experiment has two distinct parts to it. The part when you touch it and the part where you don’t. Some experiments require constant touching, but in general these needy experiments are rare. The vast majority require a bit of touching and a bit of standing and waiting Read more…
Deadlines are tricky things. When you are a young researcher deadlines are scary things that cause sleepless nights and sweaty lab coats. When you are an older researcher deadlines are more suggested, vague and probably for someone else. The word ‘deadline’ means helpfully pretty much exactly what it sounds like. Read more…
In previous years I’ve always started the year with an article on how to keep your research resolutions or what resolutions to make. But I always feel like that is reaching out to a niche section of my audience and doesn’t speak to the majority of us that understand that Read more…