The University of Glasgow
Centre for the
Cellular Microenvironment
This is a LIVE post that will be updated as the schedule is finalised closer to the event. The ability to create compelling visuals is crucial to communication in all scientific disciplines, playing a key role in conveying complex ideas, widening audience accessibility, and attracting attention to research. However, whilst interest in science illustration is …
Public engagement, sometimes called outreach, is how researchers share science beyond the lab. At CeMi, that means heading out to schools, community spaces, festivals, and even prisons to bring science to life. For us, science isn’t just something we do, it’s something we share. Glasgow Science Festival (GSF) Training: Each year, a handful of our …
Victoria McDowall, a fourth year student in Biomedical Engineering, writes here about her summer internship experience. Hello, my name is Victoria, and I am about to begin my fourth year of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Glasgow. This summer, I undertook a 10-week internship at the ARC through the EPSRC Vacation Internship scheme. My …
In this series of blogs we hear from students recently returned from academic placements about their experiences. Nadia Soulioti is a fourth-year PhD student under the supervision of Prof Delphine Gourdon. Hello, my name is Nadia Soulioti, and I am currently a fourth-year PhD student at CeMi. Last summer, I had the opportunity to undertake …
Recently, a group of ECRs from CeMi visited the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source at the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire. The team travelled to use the neutron beam in small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) experiments to probe and investigate the structure of hydrogel matrices used to construct in vitro tissue models at the centre. …
Dr. Rebecca Ginesi shares her development of advanced techniques to characterise printed supramolecular hydrogels, uncovering how the 3D printing process impacts their microstructure and mechanical behaviour. Printable hydrogels are gaining interest in a wide variety of fields, from precision medicine to optoelectronics. One challenge in 3D printing is characterising these hydrogels post-printing. Furthermore, most reported …