Posted by Joseph in Geology on May 31, 2018
Last Friday was MGeol presentation day, which marked the end of our MGeol research projects. Throughout the day every fourth year gave a 15 minute presentation about the project they’ve been working on this year, covering everything from palaeontology to volcanology. 15 minutes sounds like quite a long time to have to stand up and […]
Posted in Studying | Tagged Geology, learning, MGeol, Presentation, research, rocks, skills, undergraduate, University
Posted by Joseph in Geology on May 4, 2018
10,000 words and many hours later, I’ve finally made it to the end and handed in my MGeol project this week. It’s a strange feeling walking out of the department office empty handed, having just given away something which has been a massive part of my life for the last 9 months. For the last […]
Posted in Studying | Tagged Geology, learning, Leicester, MGeol, Project, research, rocks, skills, undergraduate, University, university life, University of Leicester
Posted by Joseph in Geology on April 11, 2018
If you ask any geology student what their favourite part of their degree is they would probably say fieldwork. It’s a crucial part of any geology course and it’s easy to see why people love it! Going out into the field gives you the opportunity to learn so much more than you get from sitting […]
Posted in Studying | Tagged Field work Scotland Assynt, Fieldwork, geologists, Geology, learning, Leicester, rocks, skills, student, undergraduate, University, University of Leicester
Posted by Joseph in Geology on March 28, 2018
Most modules for geology have a fairly similar format – you go to lectures, take part in practicals and are assessed by a combination of coursework and exams. However, 1 module which I’ve had this year is a bit different. Hot Topics is a module for fourth years which is all about discussing various questions […]
Posted in Studying | Tagged Geology, improving, learning, Leicester, research, skills, student, undergraduate, University, University of Leicester
Posted by Joseph in Geology on March 21, 2018
This semester I’ve been working on writing up my MGeol project which is worth 50% of my fourth year. I don’t have any taught modules this semester, so other than meetings with my supervisor I have very little scheduled contact time. This means that I’ve had to keep myself motivated to work on my project. […]
Posted in Studying | Tagged Geology, improving, learning, Leicester, research, skills, student, tips, undergraduate, University, university life, University of Leicester
Posted by Joseph in Geology on February 27, 2018
Last night I went to the 59th Annual Bennett Lecture, an annual occasion when a guest speaker comes in and gives a lecture for students, staff and the public, in memory of F.W. Bennett who played a key role in establishing the university and was a keen amateur geologist. This year, the speaker was Dr. […]
Posted in Future, Reseach, Studying | Tagged Bennett Lecture, Geology, Guest Speaker, Lecture, Leicester, research, societies, student, University, University of Leicester
Posted by Joseph in Geology on February 22, 2018
Recently I’ve helped out at a few UCAS Visit Days and whilst chatting to prospective students and their parents it got me thinking about the reasons why I chose Leicester as the right place for me when I came to visit, so I thought I’d share some of these reasons as to why I like […]
Posted in Studying | Tagged applying, campus, facilities, Geology, learning, Leicester, rocks, skills, student, undergraduate, University, university life, University of Leicester
Posted by Joseph in Geology on January 24, 2018
The university is always interested to hear feedback from students about what they like and or would like to be improved about their course and student experience as a whole. There are many ways which this feedback is gathered, including end-of-module questionnaires, the annual National Student Survey (NSS) and Student-Staff Committee (SSC) meetings in each […]
Posted in Studying, Volunteering | Tagged course rep, feedback, Geology, improving, learning, skills, ssc, student, undergraduate, University, University of Leicester
Posted by Joseph in Geology on January 7, 2018
This week I started the new year with a trip to Leeds and attended my first ever academic conference, the Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group (VMSG) Annual Meeting, which this year was held at the Leeds City Museum. The conference is a chance for researchers from the volcanology community from all over the UK and […]
Posted in Studying | Tagged conference, Geology, Poster, research, skills, student, undergraduate, University, University of Leicester, VMSG
Posted by Joseph in Geology on November 26, 2017
If you’re a prospective student you might be wondering what we students actually get up to on a daily basis, so I thought I’d share a typical “day in the life”. This year there doesn’t seem to be such a thing as a typical day for me, but I’ve tried to choose a fairly normal […]
Posted in Studying | Tagged Geology, Leicester, socialising, societies, student, undergraduate, University, university life, University of Leicester
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