Who gets up early on a Sunday morning, already having lost an hour of precious sleep as the clocks spring forward, and heads to try out a kettlebell workout for the first time? Me. Guilty! Inspired by my session at…
View Post
On the last Wednesday evening of every month, the Science Museum in London throws out all the screaming kids and tired parents and invites curious adults in to play. Each Late event has a different theme and this month they…
View Post
This weekend, Nige was racing in the Wicklow mountains near Dublin, Ireland so I went across to show my support and try to be the ultimate ‘Ultra WAG.’ I grew up going to races to cheer on my Mum, Dad…
View Post
Solving our DNA jigsaw puzzle On probably the warmest Saturday afternoon of the year so far, I found myself tucked away in the basement of a laboratory at the University of London’s Royal Holloway campus near Egham, all in the…
View Post
On Saturday, Nige and I drove out of the city towards the east coast and found ourselves in Gullane, a small town famous for its beaches and sand dunes, perfect for an off-road run together. With this blog in its…
View Post
This weekend I traveled home to Edinburgh to surprise my boyfriend with a visit, but also to celebrate Mother’s Day with my mum and sister. On Sunday, I went along to the Edinburgh branch of Sweaty Betty on George Street,…
View Post
Can we talk about the awesomeness that is ClassPass?! I squealed a little when this popped into my inbox this week! Since moving to London in July, I have tried many a fitness studio, gym and class, ranging from ballet…
View Post
EBI South Building, home of the ELIXR hub; Model for integrating omics Last week I spent four days at the EMBL-EBI, Hinxton near Cambridge on a course to learn about integrating omics. It was nice to spend some time away…
View Post