Dissertation

Third year starts now…

Posted by Beth in Biological Sciences on May 29, 2018

After the end of the summer exam period second year bio students have three days of dissertation prep. The short course is designed to help you start thinking about planning your dissertation. The first day was today and we had three sessions. The first was a introduction to the course and information about avoiding plagiarism […]

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Deciding third year project choices

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 […]

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Thursday Thoughts: Writing the Dissertation

Posted by Arllen in Biological Sciences on March 29, 2017

So, this post was definitely not written to trigger fear. It was mainly inspired by the fact that my brain is rarely occupied by anything else nowadays! As a final year student, my last year at university is characterised by my third year project which is comprised of a dissertation on my topic of […]

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Back to Leicester

Posted by Daisy in Biological Sciences on April 3, 2016

After almost a week at home for Easter it’s time for me to head back to Leicester. I’d love to be able to spend more time at home, but unfortunately I don’t seem to be able to get much work done back in Nottingham. I guess this is for the following reasons: 1) The library […]

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The dreaded month of March

Posted by Daisy in Biological Sciences on February 29, 2016

Thankfully, today is a day that only happens once every four years- February the 29th! As a final year student, the leap year came at a good time. I know that sounds ridiculous as it’s only an extra day, but I’m viewing that extra day as a head start on coursework. Now, onto March… […]

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A trip to the King Power Stadium

Posted by Daisy in Biological Sciences on January 21, 2016

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I generated a mini bucket list at the beginning of the academic year with some things I wanted to do whilst still in Leicester. Last night, I ticked off one of those things by going to a Foxes game. With my Dad and brother being massive Forest fans, […]

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Year abroad passed and degree accreditation received!

Posted by Daisy in Biological Sciences on October 12, 2015

I can now officially say that I have passed my year abroad! This means my degree title is now Medical Biochemistry with a Year Abroad Bsc (fancy right?). Providing I survive this year of course. My degree is also now going to be accredited by the Royal Society of Biology. I gave my presentation last […]

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Year abroad assessment

Posted by Daisy in Biological Sciences on September 28, 2015

Today I submitted my dissertation for my year abroad. This was a 5000 word project report, detailing the lab project I undertook during my time in Germany. Thankfully, I managed to generate some constructs during the year and actually had some results to discuss. It was a challenge, but it hit me how much I […]

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Milestone (2) Dutiful Destruction of Dissertation

Posted by Chris in Biological Sciences on May 6, 2015

So, the 5th of May has come and gone, & I have reached another checkpoint: dissertation hand in. Although, there was no last minute working on the written content, handing in this important piece of work makes me queasy, but relieved. Now, I know that I have submitted approximately 50% of the work that will […]

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Raincheck

Posted by Chris in Biological Sciences on February 28, 2015

Hey guys, I realise that in my last blog post, I said that I would have written a first draft of my dissertation by today. Though after a lengthy week, stuck in the David Wilson Library, I do need to give myself extra time to write it. So, changing my schedule slightly, I will have […]

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