Life is terrifying
OK so that probably sounds a tad dramatic but at the moment I feel like I’m always doing something to terrify myself. This isn’t a bad thing, and it’s definitely something I’m getting better at. The reason things are terrifying is because the are new/unknown, and personally I find the unknown petrifying (I imagine most […]
Paris
Right now I’m in Paris, attending the Genomes 2014 conference at the Institut Pasteur. Today is day 4/4 and tonight we fly home at about 9pm, after that we have to navigate our way home from Luton Airport. I’ve had a good time and learnt a lot, but I’m looking forward to getting home (and for my phone to not […]
Brilliant Club training weekend
Honestly, right now, I’m exhausted. Lab work is intense, my list of jobs to complete keeps growing, my first year seminar is less than a month away and I spent all of last weekend at a training event for the Brilliant Club (post about why here). I’m really excited about the Brilliant Club, although a little terrified about actually teaching […]
I’m going to be a Brilliant Club tutor!
This has been a week filled with extra activities, on top of my normal working week I’ve had two trips to A&E (not for me!), one assessment centre, one careers in journalism event (a separate post coming soon) and one very busy Saturday buying crutches and knee braces while also preparing a course for year […]
BS1008
Even though it’s Good Friday I’m still thinking about you all, so here’s another post, enjoy! So I’ve told you I know nothing about any of the units the undergraduates take unless I’ve demonstrated on them. So welcome to BS1008 – a first year unit I recently demonstrated on, if you want to know more […]
The things you never learn as a PhD student
Campus has gone quiet again with the arrival of the Easter holidays, althought definitely not as quiet as it was at Christmas, I’m taking an educated guess that there may be a fair few final year students hanging around getting a head start in the library before their final dissertation hand ins and exams. I […]
What else do I need to do with my days?
So for anyone who hasn’t worked in a lab before I want to give you an insight into the daily/weekly routine you’re likely to encounter. You don’t just spend your days doing your research, there are other requirements as well. Generally your larger lab team (the people you share a lab with, not just your supervisors […]
Demonstrate your knowledge to me
One way to earn additional income as a PhD student is to do some demonstrating. For me this means helping out students in undergraduate labs. I’ve just completed my first stint on BS1005 – the first year genetics module. For 5 weeks I was assigned the same 20 students each week to help oversee their […]
Snowed under…
…Not literally, as far as the weather around the UK is going I think Leicester is doing quite well! But personally I feel swamped! I’ve just missed the train home that I wanted to get so now I need to wait another hour – at least I can catch up on things I guess. So […]
Here come’s the data
I feel I’m at an important turning point in my PhD, now 4.5 months in I’m settled, I’ve done the base work required of me and I’m starting to generate real data. Data the means something. Last week was the week – well that’s what I thought. My supervisor was away visiting collabrating colleagues for the […]
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