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 […]
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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. […]
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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 16, 2018
Last week I sat my last ever exam as an undergraduate student. This gave me mixed feelings, whilst I’m relieved that I don’t have to go through the stress of sitting exams again, it means that I’m one step closer to finishing my degree and being released into the real world. The way my module […]
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Posted by Joseph in Geology on December 28, 2017
Whilst the Christmas break is a time to relax, it also means that January exams are just around the corner. With that in mind, I thought I’d share a few of my tips for surviving the exam period. Prepare – Obviously, you have the most chance of success if you spend time putting effort into revising. […]
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Posted by Joseph in Geology on October 25, 2017
From an outsider’s perspective, it might look like geology students spend all their time running off around the world on field trips. However geologists also spend a lot of time inside working in labs. Over the couple of weeks I’ve been spending a lot of time in the lab doing work for my fourth year […]
Posted in Lab, Reseach, Studying | Tagged Geology, lab, learning, research, rocks, skills, undergraduate, University, University of Leicester, UoL
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