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Our mission is to train scientists. This blog is a platform for us to share updates on our annual programme, tips and tricks for scientists, new e-learning opportunities, and sometimes just something to make you smile.


The EMBL Course and Conference Office was established in 1983 to support EMBL scientists in the organisation of conferences, medium-sized workshops, practical courses, EMBL internal and one-off events. 

Harry Roussos. Photo credit: Ajay Mishra/EMBL-EBI.

From intern to on-demand course author

Charalambos (Harry) Roussos is a third-year PhD student in the Department of Physiology, Development, and Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge. As part of the School of Biological Sciences Doctoral Training Programme, he undertook a twelve-week placement at EMBL's European Bioinformatics…


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How receiving a fee waiver helped me to attend an EMBL-EBI training course

Eduardo Hernández recently attended the EMBL-EBI training course “Single-cell RNA analysis with Python” and received one of our fee waivers to help him attend the course. Here he talks about how receiving support to attend the course has impacted his work. What and where are you…


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Empowering the Next Generation of Computational Hematologists

Aziz Mithani, Scientific Training Lead for the EMBL-EBI Training Team, explains more about the Computational Biology Training in Hematology (CBTH) programme: a collaboration between EMBL-EBI and the European Hematology Association (EHA). As data science and AI become increasingly central to…


Celebrating International Microorganism Day

International Microorganism Day (IMD) is an initiative coordinated by the Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS), originally launched by the Portuguese Society for Microbiology (SPM) in 2017. Since then, every year on September 17 we commemorate the groundbreaking…


Today is Guinea Pig Appreciation Day: the science behind our furry friends

Welcome to Guinea Pig Appreciation Day, a celebration dedicated to our small, furry friends who have charmed their way into our hearts and homes. But did you know that they also have a fascinating history and made significant contributions to science? Let’s delve into why we appreciate guinea…



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EMBL Info Day in Serbia

A few months ago, our Scientific Visitor Programme Manager, Claudia Martin, went to Belgrade to represent EMBL at the local Info Day related to the prospect membership and the opportunities available to the Serbian science sector. Read on to learn about her experience!


Celebrating International Yoga Day

Every year on June 21, millions of people around the world come together to celebrate International Yoga Day. Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2014, this day highlights the profound physical and mental benefits of practicing yoga. Originating from ancient India, yoga has…


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