By the IPA<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n All those involved with the IPA social evening and pub quiz thought it was a terrific success, with a good turn out of Postdocs and final year PhD students letting off some steam after their hard week at work.<\/p>\n It was a great night and we all enjoyed the drinks and delicious North Terrace food, including generous portions of tasty potato skins and pizzas, which were very much approved of (even by Alessio). While some got serious over a game of darts, others chatted over pints – however the best part of the night was by far the PUB QUIZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n The IPA committee prepared the questions with an international angle that went down well with our multi-national postdoc community. \u00a0It was amusing to see the quality team-work used to answer questions on intercontinental cuisine and different languages. Particularly with the question \u201chow does a Geordie<\/a> spell the word home<\/a>?\u201d* Although the Italian Quiz Master occasionally struggled to read the questions in a \u2018proper\u2019 English accent, this just kept the postdocs on the ball! We had 4 competing teams, with every team randomly formed with different lab members, so everyone got to know and chat with new people.<\/p>\n Victory went to the \u2018baby PINK team\u2019 after winning the tie break question with their closest answer to \u201cWhat is the length of the River Nile<\/a>?\u201d** Not easy! Their 1st<\/sup> place prize was North Terrace Deli sandwich vouchers. Yummy!<\/p>\n The IPA committee is looking forward to our next social; a barbecue in September! \u00a0We are in the process of seeking a good venue!<\/p>\n Before this we have our next Science Lives Seminar with the invited Nature<\/a> Microbiology senior editor Dr Andrew Jermy<\/a> giving an exclusive talk to our Postdocs and final year PhDs. Get Thursday 23rd<\/sup> May 4pm<\/strong> blocked now in your busy diaries – you can\u2019t miss * Answer is \u2018yem<\/a>\u2019 If you have any suggestions for themes for future events please \u00a0get in touch <\/a> with the IPA committee.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Links<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n IPA Facebook page:\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/462376430446559<\/a> April 27th saw the ICaMB postdoc association (IPA)\u2019s second social event with a Friday Night at the North Terrace pub.\u00a0 Here the IPA committee describes the evening and upcoming VERY IMPORTANT EVENT By the IPA All those involved with … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/icamblog\/files\/2013\/05\/photo-1.png\")
\nThe pub quiz. Postdocs hard at work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/icamblog\/files\/2013\/05\/Professor-Bob-Lightowlers2.jpg\")
\nWho is this man? One of the tough questions at the IPA pub quiz. Fortunately everyone got this one right.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/icamblog\/files\/2013\/05\/photo-21.png\")
\nThe result. A close run thing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/icamblog\/files\/2013\/05\/IPA-poster-767x1024.png\")
<\/a>hearing about how this former postdoc established a career in editing for one of the most renowned journals in our field. We, as postdocs, need to keep our career options open, and this does not seem like a bad one! The PIs are perhaps even more excited than us about his visit, not that they are invited to the seminar (haha unlucky), but we can expect some serious sweet-talking in Andrew Jermy\u2019s tight schedule of meetings with ICaMB academics the following day! We all know that PIs don\u2019t have much time, but all of them have managed to rearrange their outlook calendars for this guest!<\/p>\n
\n** Answer is\u00a06,650\u00a0km (4,130 miles)<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nInstitute for Cellular and Molecular Biosciences:\u00a0http:\/\/www.ncl.ac.uk\/camb\/<\/a>
\nNewcastle University:\u00a0http:\/\/www.ncl.ac.uk\/<\/a>
\nNature Journal:\u00a0http:\/\/www.nature.com\/nature\/index.html<\/a>
\nAndrew Jermy’s twitter page:\u00a0https:\/\/twitter.com\/jermynation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"