Bluebells in wood

Springtime

Springtime is bursting forth and everything is arriving and flowering early. For me it also brings seven sets of marking across the education providers where I work. These include marking health practitioner business plans and herbalist research skills. Also individual final research projects from our NCIM Extended Diploma in Integrative Healthcare qualification. All of this …

Person working in lab

What is the difference between research in industry and university?

Carrying out research in universities or industry is hugely exciting, but the aims and processes may be more similar than you think, as shown in the table. In my career as a researcher in healthcare, nutrition, petcare and botanicals, I’ve moved from hospital research, through five universities and two industry settings. In my most recent …