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Posted by Beth in Biological Sciences on April 21, 2018
During our field trip we had to complete a group research project. We worked in groups of three and our group was assigned the topic of cyanogenesis in legumes and mollusc herbivory. Basically some plants produce two compounds which are keep separately in the leaves but when the leaves are damaged (due to chewing) the […]
Posted in Studying | Tagged A Field Guide to Evolution, Cyanogenesis, field trip, Mallorca, student project |
Posted by Beth in Biological Sciences on April 18, 2018
On the Sunday I landed back in Birmingham airport after a week and a half in Mallorca on a field trip. The field trip formed the majority of teaching for the ‘A Field Guide to Evolution’ module and I can honestly say it has one of the best things I have done at uni so […]
Posted in Studying | Tagged A Field Guide to Evolution, botany, field trip, Mallorca, sea, species diversity, sun, Zoology |
Posted by Beth in Biological Sciences on March 30, 2018
That’s it, it’s the end of the second term (well almost, I still have the field trip which starts on Wednesday) and the start of the Easter holidays! I thought I might take this chance to reflect on what I have been up to over the last few months! This term started with […]
Posted in Studying | Tagged Committee, dissertation, Easter, End of term, Equestrian and Polo, field trip, gym, Internship, Lab Placement, Lets Do Leicester, Module choices, Revision, Sport, Term 2 |
Posted by Beth in Biological Sciences on March 18, 2018
This year I was part of the Equestrian Varsity team riding against DMU. Varsity is the biggest sporting event of year for the students at University of Leicester and it’s incredibly exciting to take part. All the competitors will train hard for the weeks before their fixture and each win accumulates points for the university! […]
Posted in Sport | Tagged Competing, Equestrian, Sport, Varsity |
Posted by Beth in Biological Sciences on March 10, 2018
I have an exciting start to the Easter holidays to look forward to as I head of to Mallorca, for just under two weeks, on a field trip. The field trip will make up to majority of teaching for the module ‘A field guide to evolution’ and the assessment for this module is a report […]
Posted in Studying | Tagged evolution, field trip, Mallorca, Study |
Posted by Beth in Biological Sciences on February 28, 2018
At this time of year all second year students with in the biological and medical sciences degree streams here at the University of Leicester, have to decide what they want to do for their projects. These projects make up 40 credits of our degree (basically the equivalent of two modules) and the third year marks […]
Posted in Dissertation | Tagged Course Choices, dissertation, Final year, Study, Third year project |
Posted by Beth in Biological Sciences on February 19, 2018
My regular readers will know I’m a big believer in exercise being really helpful for reducing stress and making you feel generally happier. When all the deadlines are piling up it really helps me to clear my head if I go to the gym for an hour or so, or better still spend a morning […]
Posted in Sport | Tagged Destress, Exercise, gym, health, Leicester, Lets Do Leicester, Sport |
Posted by Beth in Biological Sciences on February 5, 2018
This post is slightly less cheerful than my normal ones, but this weekend I spent 8 hours in A&E with suspected meningitis, thankfully it wasn’t but this post is a reminder of the symptoms to look out for. Also if you are a first year student please make sure you get the free vaccine (I […]
Posted in Health | Tagged A&E, health, meningitis, NHS, Vaccine
Posted by Beth in Biological Sciences on January 25, 2018
It’s the Fresher’s rerun that happens every January after exams, and let’s be honest it’s a bit of a let down in comparison! BUT despite everyone being a bit too tired after exams to relive the full craziness of Freshers, this week is still great for a few reasons: You can join a new society/club […]
Posted in Leisure, Uncategorized | Tagged Planning, Refreshers, social, Societies, Sports club, Volunteering
Posted by Beth in Biological Sciences on January 15, 2018
So you have a whole day off and want to do something other than staying in bed watching Netflix? Bradgate Park is the perfect please to spend a day outside in the countryside! First of all how to get there: Walk/Uber to St Margaret’s Bus Station and get the 120 bus at 11.13am (a return […]
Posted in City | Tagged bradgate park, City, Explore Leicester, Leicestershire, Leisure
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