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From Scientist to Shareholder: Why do it?

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In Natural Sciences, students often struggle to understand and apply science topics, and have difficulties imagining or realizing their importance and application in real life. As John Doerr, successful venture capitalist and early investor in Google, recently phrased it: “Sustainability is the next computer science”.

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Imaging the invisible: how can research software and imaging techniques help scientists study the things we can’t see?

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Scientific simulations — an advanced type of computational model that not only represents a real-world phenomenon, but aims to predict how the phenomenon might change under different conditions or parameters. Software — a set of instructions, scripts or programmes that are used to operate computers and perform specific tasks.

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Synthetic biology: the power of modified microbes

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Pathway from school to synthetic biologist Biomolecular science forms the knowledge foundation of synthetic biology. Sasha recommends taking biology and chemistry at college/post-16, as well as learning computational skills. At university, courses or modules in molecular biology or biochemistry will be beneficial.

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