Melika Azim Zadegan: Teaching Brain Health to Young Minds
In June 2024, as part of our PhD journey in the Neuro-Innovation programme, we doctoral researchers had the unique opportunity to deliver lectures on various brain health topics to a group of bright 10- to 12-year-olds. This experience was part of SnellmanEDU’s Children’s University. This year’s theme, “Brain Health: Exploring the Mind,” was organized and […]
Kaustubh Jadhav: Data Dilemmas: How Statisticians Turn Numbers into a Debate
In the world of data analysis, there’s a famous saying: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” While it may sound harsh, but it touches on an interesting truth in the everyday lives of statisticians and researchers. Despite numbers suggesting precision, statistical analysis can be unexpectedly complex, and there’s rarely a single […]
Andrius Penkauskas: Variance is the key
A few years ago, as I began my PhD journey, I wrote a blog post illustrating the multidisciplinary approach I embrace, starting with a Japanese proverb. Little did I know that this path would eventually bring me to Japan. This extraordinary experience prompts me to revisit and discuss with you the significance of multidisciplinarity once […]
Catherine Kayonga: Benefits of field visits for researchers: Own reflections
Recently, I had a field visit to four institutions, and I must say it was an invaluable experience. As researchers, most of our time is spent doing data analysis, literature review and writing which happens on computer screens in our offices. So, this in person experience at these organisations provided for me a connection to […]