The history of EMBL-EBI Training
Have you ever wondered how the EMBL-EBI Training programme began? Discover the history of the team and it's offerings in this retrospective.
It’s time to consider the environmental impact of computing
A new online tutorial from EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL‑EBI) is helping researchers understand and reduce the environmental impact of their computational work, further advancing EMBL’s commitment to more sustainable science.
The 2026 EMBL Annual Poster has arrived!
Update 16 December 2025: We have now updated the poster to include even more courses and conferences. Every conversation, every collaboration, and every breakthrough starts with a question. At EMBL, we’re ready for another year of asking the big ones. The 2026 EMBL Annual Poster is out now, and…
Intern Insights: Xena’s journey with EMBL-EBI’s Training team
Xena Dyball joined the EMBL-EBI Training team for a 3 month internship in September 2024. Here, she discusses more about her internship and what she learned during her time with us. Hi! My name is Xena, and I am a PhD student based at the Quadram Institute Bioscience in Norwich, UK. My research…
Introducing the 2025 EMBL Annual Poster!
Update 12 December 2024: We have now updated the poster to include even more courses and conferences. New science awaits! We are excited to introduce you to our brand-new programme coming next year. Have a look at the 2025 EMBL Annual Poster to discover events that will enhance your skills, connect…
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!
Explore environmental DNA for assessing biodiversity
Learn how to apply metabarcoding analysis to eDNA for assessing biodiversity with the NERC Environmental Omics Facility (NEOF), UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UK-CEH), and EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Insitute. Sequencing DNA barcodes from mixed sources of DNA is being increasingly…
Lessons from a 2-hub life-science training course: from Heidelberg to Bangalore and beyond
The COVID-19 pandemic affected all aspects of our daily lives, including what it means to be part of a scientific community and how we interact and work with each other. However, thanks to advances in technology and availability of different software tools and equipment, virtualisation has steadily…
Best poster prize winners at ‘Developmental metabolism’
This year, a new and very special community formed at the EMBO Workshop ‘Developmental metabolism: flows of energy, matter, and information.’ Scientists from different disciplines including developmental biology, molecular metabolism, mathematics, and physics got the chance to exchange…
Sympo-celium: A fungal network of student organisers
Thoughts of a Symposium Organiser: 25th EMBL PhD Symposium Collective behaviour is everywhere we look. From the macroscale of worldwide shipping lanes to the ordered chaos of searching bees. Unfortunately, we are not bees. But, we, as an organising committee have tapped into a hive-mind mentality…