Posted by Daisy in Biological Sciences on March 29, 2016
After a very busy time getting all of my deadlines in for the end of term, I allowed myself to enjoy the long Easter weekend, staying away from the library and enjoying myself. It was bliss! One new thing that I did was visit Thornton Reservoir, to watch the sunset over the water. As […]
Posted in City, Friends, Future, Graduation, Holiday, Leisure, Postgraduate Study, Uncategorized | Tagged Biological Sciences, bradgate park, Easter, Good Friday, Leicester, Thornton reservoir, University of Leicester
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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Posted by Daisy in Biological Sciences on December 3, 2015
A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to attend a talk by Jeremy Farrar, the Director of the Wellcome Trust. For those that haven’t heard of the Wellcome Trust, it is a global charity who’s work aims to improve global health (link to their website here). In terms of scientific research, funding from […]
Posted in City, Employment, Erasmus, Future, Leisure, Reseach | Tagged Biological Sciences, Frank May Prize, Guest Lectures, Leicester, University of Leicester, Weekly Insider, Wellcome Trust
Posted by Daisy in Biological Sciences on November 23, 2015
During my time in Germany, I met some of the most interesting and brilliant friends that I have. Spending a year together in the beautiful city of Heidelberg, they kept my feelings of homesickness at bay and made my year abroad full of fabulous days making exceptional memories. The downside of being back at home is […]
Posted in City, Erasmus, Friends, Future, Holiday, Leisure, Money, Study Abroad, Uncategorized | Tagged Biological Sciences, biological sciences with a year abroad, Erasmus friends, Leicester, London, University of Leicester, Visit
Posted by Daisy in Biological Sciences on October 22, 2015
After what seemed like a lot of planning and time suddenly flying by, my two good friends got married on Saturday! I was over the moon to be one of the six bridesmaids for them, although it was a given seeing as Sammie and I have been friends since we were wee little kiddies at […]
Posted in Essay, Friends, Future, Lab, Leisure, Postgraduate Study, Uncategorized | Tagged Bridesmaid, Laboratory, Leicester, PhD, University of Leicester, Wedding
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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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 […]
Posted in Dissertation, Erasmus, Essay, Future, Internship, Lab, Placement, Reseach, Stress, Study Abroad, Year In Industry | Tagged biochemistry, Biological Sciences, biological sciences with a year abroad, degree accreditation, Leicester, royal society of biology degree accreditation, Third year project, University of Leicester
Posted by Daisy in Biological Sciences on August 25, 2015
Given the fact that it was A-level results day a couple of weeks ago, I thought it seemed fitting to do a post about my experiences of A-level results day(s). I have experienced three in total (not including the revealing of results following January exams). The first was to be given my AS results, where […]
Posted in Exams, Friends, Future, Stress, Studying | Tagged A-level, AS-level, biochemistry, Biological Sciences, biological sciences with a year abroad, clearing, gap year, Leicester, resits, University of Leicester, year out
Posted by Chris in Biological Sciences on June 27, 2015
We finally got our degree classifications yesterday, and although the system was frustrating, I found out that I will be graduating with a 2:1! Ecstatic doesn’t even begin to cover it! All the hard work and long hours has boiled down to a good degree, now I just need to find people willing to hire […]
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Posted by Chris in Biological Sciences on June 5, 2015
No matter how today has gone, I am very happy to say that my final exam is done! That’s it. 4 years of hard slogging at University (not to mention yearly formal assessment since the age of 14!) has finally culminated in these few exams determining a significant portion of my final year marks (although […]
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