Year abroad assessment
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 […]
The challenge of making new friends
I always knew returning to university to a whole new group of students in my lectures was going to be slightly tricky and this was confirmed when I walked into my first lecture for this year and was met with a sea of strangers. Not good. I had taken out a year from university to […]
The last week of my placement
All I know is that it flew by. I had planned my work so that during my last week I could take it slow and enjoy what was going to be the last week of a fantastic year at GlaxoSmithKline. Alas though the best laid plans often go awry as I discovered when my supervisor […]
How is an industrial placement year marked?
Depending on which university you go to and which course you study, taking a year out after your penultimate year to work in industry will be graded differently. At the University of Leicester and specifically for the Biological Sciences department (which includes Medical Physiology, Medical Biochemistry etc), taking a year out to work on a […]
“I am fasting”
It’s really not that hard – the staying away from food and drink from dawn till dusk bit that is. Whenever I get asked “how do you manage?” (in a rather shocked tone i might add!) I just shrug and say “you get used to it after a bit”. Because frankly you do. Ok that […]
How do you feel when it’s over?
I want to ask all you expiring freshers out there, how does it feel now that your first year of university is over? Are any of you the type that gets that jittery feeling of excitement or utter euphoria? Do you just want to go out and party or hide under your duvets and sleep […]
Commuting 170 miles a day
I’m not sure if it’s been made clear from any of my past posts but I commute to work in Stevenage via train, from Leicester. Whenever someone asks me where I live and I say Leicester, they have an incredulous look on their face as I explain that I commute in to work. It takes […]
Two thirds of the way down the line…Unbelievable!
With the Easter holidays just come and gone, I found myself shocked at how it was already April and I was two thirds of the way into my industrial placement year. It will soon be eight months that I have been at GSK and I honestly have no idea where time has gone. I try […]
Addiction and withdrawal: blame the vending machines
No I am not a drug addict that has recently gone ‘cold turkey’. Just to make that nice and clear thought I’d state it first and foremost. One thing that made me fall in love with GSK when I started my placement was the vending machines scattered around each building which serve free drinks. Hot […]
Who’s complaining about university deadlines?
I have always found that at university you are given plenty of time to complete and hand in major pieces of coursework. Whether or not this time is used wisely is another matter as I have often found myself filing away essay questions only to look at them a week before their due date, typical […]
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