From Steve Every now and then, usually when something is not going to plan, I start to think about why things are happening the way they are. Aside from making me feel unsure about myself generally, these thoughts usually run along a few common lines. The issues are usually things [...]

… from Steve First up an apology of sorts for this post being at best, only peripherally related to research and at worst, self-indulgent. Just a few months ago I moved from Australia to take up a post-doc position for a couple of years in The Netherlands. My motivations for doing so were neither completely [...]

Another first for the ICECReam, we finally managed to convince Zoe to write a post. For those that don’t know her, Zoe is a PhD student and has brought joy and happiness to our office with her collection of sea monkeys. You can read more about Zoe on the “People” page.  This essay “The importance of [...]

… from Steve 1. Talk to people about your ideas Over my time as a student I had lots of ideas; from ideas for small projects, to ideas that would surely revolutionise modern healthcare in particular and very probably the world of science in general! Over time it became clear to me that best way [...]