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Can Software Write a Clinical Study Report? A Vision for the Future of Regulatory Documentation

CSR preparation remains one of the most manual processes in drug development. The case for software-assisted automation in regulatory...

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A New Vision for Accelerating Drug Development Through Automated Protocol Writing

Protocol complexity is slowing drug development. Overdrive is Niche's AI platform designed to cut protocol development from weeks to days.

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Resisting praise

We all love a bit of praise, but we are not always very good at accepting it. In fact, praise can make us feel surprisingly uncomfortable.

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Listening is a Superpower

Active listening is more than being polite. A look at the neuroscience behind listening, why most of us do it badly and how to genuinely...

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Content-Driven Irritation:AI Slop and Shallow LinkedIn Content

How the digital age has transformed the way we communicate, share information, and consume content.

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From Bench to Byline: What It Really Means to Become a Medical Writer

Many medical writers start as scientists. A candid look at what the transition from bench to medical writing really involves and what it...

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Why Routine Might Be Your Most Powerful Tool

Routines are more than habit. A look at the cognitive science behind why structured routines reduce decision fatigue, combat procrastination...

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Multitasking: Myth not Miracle

Most people who multitask are just switching tasks rapidly. The cognitive science behind multitasking, supertaskers and smarter ways to...

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The question that never goes away: How Long Does Medical Writing Actually Take?

How long does medical writing actually take? An honest look at what drives timelines, where time is lost and why speed comes with...

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Meaningful Conversations: How and Why They Matter

How meaningful conversations build trust, improve wellbeing, and why authenticity matters more than ever in a digital-first world.

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How Good a Writer Are You Really? 6 Techniques for Honest Self-Evaluation

Self-doubt is common among medical writers. Practical techniques for evaluating your own writing objectively and developing your craft with...

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May the Fourth: Humour, Popular Culture, and Science Engagement

A pun that travels the galaxy. How Star Wars Day uses humour, awe and cultural storytelling to make science accessible and why that matters...

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Calling postdocs

It can feel like a career in science is about sacrifice.

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If, and Only If: When Does a Medical Writer Qualify for the Next Level Up?

Promotion in medical writing is rarely about time served. A candid look at what actually drives career progression and why growth matters...

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Fright here, fright now

Chronic overwhelm is the real workplace horror. A look at the cognitive science of workplace fear, multitasking overload and why delegation...

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The Architecture of Fortune

Omnichannel is giving way to intent driven communication. What does this mean for scientific dissemination and how findings reach decision...

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Max the Power: Presenting with Purpose in an Age of Digital Fatigue

Death by PowerPoint is a choice, not an inevitability. A practical guide to slides, audience engagement and presentations that people...

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Bigger on the inside

I am shamelessly referencing our Insider’s Insights (IIs) to Dr Who’s TARDIS – our latest edition

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Mentoring – what’s the buzz?

Want a conversation to warm your heart and lift your spirits

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Is Handwriting Better Than Typing for Note Taking and Memory?

Research shows handwriting notes may improve focus and memory compared with typing. Discover why the pen may still outperform the laptop.

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Be 30% more efficient

Metathesiophobia: from Preclinical to Clinical Development

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An Introvert’s Guide to Conferencing for Nerds — Top 10 Tips

Shy, introverted, or just dreading the coffee queue? Practical strategies for scientists and clinicians to network confidently at...

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The Perpetual Grind: Coffee, Science, and the Enduring Search for Health in a Bean

From 17th century coffee houses to modern genetic studies, discover what centuries of research really tell us about coffees health effects...

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The Rise of the Instant Expert in the Age of AI

Explore how AI is reshaping expertise, creating overconfidence, and eroding critical thinking, deep reading, and true understanding.

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Too Many Cooks

Metathesiophobia: from Preclinical to Clinical Development

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The Real Thing

A lot of people say that people don't just buy 'things,' they buy connection

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Mentorship in the Age of AI, Remote Work and Gen Z

Explore how remote work and AI are reshaping mentorship and why human connection remains essential for growth and career development.

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Critically thinking

Today my son has taken his GCSE exam in Critical Thinking.

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Mental health and remote working

At the start of the year many of us faced changes to the way we work as the COVID-19

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Keep it brief…

Never judge a book by its cover –we know

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Top 6 tips when starting a company

Last week was the 20-year anniversary of my founding Niche Science & Technology Ltd.

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Hiding not learning

I have never been great at conferences. People don’t believe me but I am painfully shy and far too worried about what people think of me.

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Combating mediocrity

Perhaps one of the greatest challenges we have faced over the last 25 years

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Milestones

As a jobbing scientist you rarely spend your whole career working on the same project.

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Website for the Clinical Trials Specialist Degree Apprenticeship goes live

Visit our brand-new website to learn more about our innovative training programme

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Is winning (that) important?

Metathesiophobia: from Preclinical to Clinical Development

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Creating awesome titles

Creating an awesome title is like bending a straight line into a circle.

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Top 10 tips to writing up your PhD

Writing your PhD thesis can be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

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The Curse of the New Year’s Resolution 

Around this time every year, millions of us participate in a shared ritual of optimism: the setting of New Year’s resolutions.

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E-mail: the (new) gender battleground

The internet was set alight last week on the issue of differences in the approach to emails adopted by men and women.

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Our infinite monkey cage

We all have a responsibility to encourage young people to study science

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Infinite Monkey Cage

We should all do what we can to get young people interested

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Coming of age

We use the term coming of age to describe the transition into adulthood

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Pharma – newbies trailblazing the future

Our team are exploring different and novel ways for young people to enter the pharmaceutical industry.

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Business learnings: 20 years – 20 tips

The last 20 years at Niche have been amazingly exciting – offering

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Three business starter survival traits

Yesterday was 20 years since the Memorandum

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From a father to his son...

on the occasion of your becoming an adult.

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