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Alice Taylor (She/Her)

Communities Manager - Medicine and Life Sciences, Springer Nature
  • United Kingdom

About Alice Taylor

Helping researchers connect, collaborate, and communicate their work. Specialising in Medicine and Life Science and passionate about making science more visible and accessible.

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Oct 30, 2025
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💡 What is your best lab hack? 💡

Every researcher has a few smart hacks up their sleeve!   Nature Careers have recently gathered 99 of the best lab hacks from scientists around the world. It covers all sorts, including folding over autoclave tape and helping ‘revise and resubmit’ days with doughnuts.   We’d love to hear about your own lab hacks!  What’s your go to tip or hack in the lab?   Have you found a creative way to research more efficient, enjoyable or sustainable?   Have you got a fun ritual that helps your team stay motivated?     Share your best ideas below, your tip might make someone’s research life that little bit easier 😊   Please keep your responses on topic and brief and ensure that you follow the Communities Guidelines.     
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Sep 18, 2025
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🤖Is using AI in research helpful or harmful? 🤖

AI tools like ChatGPT and Copilot are becoming part of research workflows, but opinions of using them are mixed.   Our recent surveys show that over half of PhD students (53%) and nearly a third of postdocs (31%) use AI for tasks like summarising literature, refining text, or coding. However, 81% of PhD students say they do not fully trust the outputs, and many researchers want clear guidance on ethical use and disclosure. Privacy concerns also limit what data they share.   We’d love to hear your thoughts:  Are you using AI tools in your research? For what tasks?   Do you trust the outputs? Why or why not?   What guidelines or best practices would make you feel more confident using AI?  What is one AI tool you have genuinely found helpful?    Please share your experience, views, and tips with the community below!    Please keep your responses on topic and brief and ensure that you follow the Communities Guidelines.  
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Comment on Designer homes for mini-placentas: A bioprinted solution
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Alice Taylor
Sep 15, 2025

This was a fascinating read, thank you for sharing! 

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Alice Taylor
Aug 13, 2025

Thank you for sharing  your interest in collaboration.

If you'd like to share your recent project and connect with other researchers, we invite you to do so in the discussion thread 'Welcome to the Collab Corner: Introduce Yourselves'. 🙂

Comment on The road to discovery - a collaborative effort towards new insights in blood plasma RNA profiling
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Alice Taylor
May 16, 2025

A wonderful story of team work, thank you for sharing! 

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Alice Taylor
Apr 30, 2025

What a fascinating read! Thank you for sharing.

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