Let's be honest! When it comes to parenting, men expect their wives or partners to do the lion's share. There are signs that we're moving toward a more enlightened age in which ALL parents play their part. But in the meantime, let's concentrate on some help for tired moms. Apparently the number one question mothers ask their doctors is, "How can I get more energy?" Fatigue is a serious problem when it robs us of our happiness, our sense of balance, and even our effective parenting skills. So what's the answer?    more »

For many years transplantation protocols have utilised haemopoietic tissues containing adult stem cells. Subsequent progress in scientific and clinical research characterized the cells responsible for haemopoietic reconstitution. Recently, normal and cancer stem cells have been identified in a variety of tissues. Our ability to manipulate these stem cells and/or their progenitors should lead to exciting developments in tissue engineering, tissue regeneration, therapeutic intervention as well as facilitating functional and molecular studies. Talks from leaders in the field will highlight identification and isolation of normal and cancer stem cells; current protocols for their growth and their potential application in cell based therapies - Dr Erica De Wynter, University of Leeds - the Meeting's Chair   more »

As part of Intellect's Women Forum programme for 2006, they will be looking at the issues around equal pay and the implications for the Industry regarding 'equal pay audits' or the lack of them. To begin this work there is a survey looking at 'Employee Perceptions of Equal Pay' . The survey looks at the 'perceptions' rather than the 'reality' of whether they are being paid fairly, whether the company appreciates them and how this impacts on their loyalty to the company they work for   more »

Women are much more receptive to the idea of taking up part-time jobs or starting off on a lower rung of the employment ladder than men. They are also more likely to take on voluntary unpaid work or opt to combine work with further study while waiting for the right opportunity to come along.   more »

Tailored Time, London’s top lifestyle management and Virtual PA company is offering you the chance to spring clean your life for just £100. They are waiving the joining fee and you don’t have to commit to anything other than the cost of this spring clean package.   more »

The Wine Nose have put together a sepcial trip in May to visit the vineyards in Rhone, whilst staying at a lovely gite with your own pool!   more »

This event is the culmination of a series of seminars designed to look at all the issues faced by returners to a career in SET. At the first two seminars a number of key issues were discussed, with emphasis on returning to an academic research career. In this seminar we will address the barriers faced by those wishing to return to industry, the business case for employing returners, and the benefits to both returners and their employers when highly skilled and very talented SET professionals return to their careers. We hope to attract individuals with a wide range of experience in relevant areas, allowing for audience participation, debate and discussion. There will be a speed networking session to allow as many people to meet and network as possible. The Daphne Jackson Trust will be publishing the findings in a report which will help instigate change and move the agenda forward to a position where scientists are no longer disadvantaged by taking a career break.   more »

Kids have a thing about going to sleep at night. It does not matter if it is a girl or a boy, they all have this thing: they hate going to sleep. Even babies will fight sleep like it was the devil. They cannot stand the thought of missing out on anything and they simply refuse to fall asleep and that is why you as the parent need to find out all of the top techniques that will help you to get your kids to sleep at night. Let us focus on babies. They need to be on a strict ...   more »

"I've never done one particular track, and I've always followed whatever I love and loved whatever I've done," said Cornell University Dean of Human Ecology Lisa Staiano-Coico at an April 5 panel discussion, "Women in Medicine and Science: Perspective on Research, Leadership and Career/Life Balance."   more »

Intellectual property has been a hot news topic recently. From the Chinese planning new IP laws to combat illegal downloads, and former FT Editor, Andrew Gowers leading an independent review into IP rights in the UK, to the thorny issue of digital rights management that has been highlighted with the French passing a new copyright law. The world of IP has been an eventful place of late. So, as a creative business or person, how do you protect, exploit and manage your intellectual property effectively? Cheryl Rickman, from Own It, provides a step-by-step guide.   more »

Using a job acceptance letter when offered a position shows true professionalism.  It is a way of saying “thank you” ...   more »

The Institute of Biology will be running a one day course on ‘Grant Applications And Fund Raising’ on Thursday 4th May 2006 to be held at The Institute of Biology, London, from 10.00am – 4.00pm.   more »

Science in School, an interdisciplinary, international magazine, aims to help European science teachers to make their science classes more interesting and to attract more young Europeans to careers in science and technology.   more »

This may come as a surprise, but many parents are unaware of
the full extent of their child's basic needs....   more »