A Stage of In Between
Okay hi, So it’s the Easter holidays. It kind of feels like university is done really. My dissertation is finished and handed in, my viva (a spoken exam about my research project) is done, and all but a few lectures are finished. All I have left of my degree is some exams in May and […]
Lost Skills
Okay hi, So as I’ve previously mentioned, I’m doing a research project at the moment. However, accompanying that, I also have to write a dissertation based upon the findings of this project. As someone who hasn’t really written essays for the last 3 years, this is in itself quite a challenge. We’ve done lab reports […]
Outreach
Okay hi, So our department recently received a grant to work on outreach work. Since part of my final year project is outreach, this is really good for us. We have been working with local schools to run experiments in the classrooms for the classes of children, to see what studying science subjects in higher […]
Tour Guides
Okay hi. So one great thing about university is the opportunities to develop your ‘life skills’ in various ways. I know that sounds really tedious, and it probably isn’t even the correct phrasing so let me elaborate. Basically, there’s a whole list of skills and traits that employers practically always look for in a potential […]
Midterms
Okay hi. So one of the big differences between university and school/college is that at university we get midterms. These are, as the name suggests, exams halfway through the first term which contribute towards your module grade. Basically, you get a period of about 3 weeks where you have one or two exams a week. […]
Lab Day
Okay hi. In second year here, we have 3 six-hour long practical lab sessions every fortnight. This sounds like a lot (and, admittedly during some of the slower experiments, it can feel like it too) but actually a lot of the time, it’s actually not too bad. Like because a lot of time is spent […]
It’s Christmas!!
I hope everyone had a great Christmas (I know it’s not quite over yet!) and you have a fun new year, however you plan to celebrate it. My family and I were a little spoilt this year as my brother entertained us at his pub (which was shut on Christmas day, so we took over!). […]
Christmas concert
Leicester University Choirs Christmas concert, conducted by Dr Paul Jenkins (recently retired Organic Chemistry Lecturer), was last Saturday afternoon. It took place within Clarendon Park Church, and was a lot of fun! As well as singing some classic Christmas songs as a group, we sang some Mozart, Fields of Gold, and twisted some traditional carols by singing […]
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