Although I spend a lot of time reading science, and since shifting from the bench to the desk I have been able to expand my horizons, I still love a popular science book. Over the last few weeks I’ve been reading “She has her mother’s laugh” by Carl Zimmer, which was recommended in the Nature end-of-year reading list in 2018.*
Félicitations à tous les auteurs de cette belle étude, et fière de ma contribution !
https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(19)30244-X
In collaboration with Aleksandra Bogdanovic-Guillon, I will once again be presenting a course on Scientific Writing (RAS-17-1 : Rédaction d'un Article Scientifique) at the Département de Formations transversales et insertion professionnelle (DFTIP), Université Grenoble Alpes. We’ve been offering this introductory course since 2013, and it’s popularity is unfailing.
I’m just back from #METM17, it was my seventh METM, and as usual I’ve come back buzzing with ideas and useful tips for improving how I work and adapting the services on offer to better meet my clients’ needs. Watch this space for new ideas coming soon...
Happy World Book Day to all our readers. Reading a lot, and varying what you read is an ideal way to familiarise yourself with different genres and to discover what you like. It is also an enormous help when you need to write, especially for those who have to write in a second language: it increases your vocabulary and helps with learning idiom. I could never have raised my French to its current standard without books.
For TWS editing, 2017 will be marked by more regular updates on this web page, and an increase in activity on LinkedIn. This new strategy was developed thanks to highly relevant advice and coaching from Aleksandra Bogdanovic-Guillon (http://abg-communication.fr/).