Congratulations and Welcome to the Newcomers
With A-level results day not too long ago, thousands of students all across the UK will be preparing to go to university. Hopefully it was one of their choice but if not I hope they are able to find a happy alternative. To all those lucky enough to earn a spot on the Natural Science […]
Graduation!!!
Looks like this chapter of my life is officially closed. At this moment in time I’ve completed the Interdisciplinary/Natural Science course and graduated! (*pops open imaginary champagne bottle*) My graduation ceremony was on the 15th July 2016 and it was such a wonderful occasion; definitely a highlight of my life. Years of work and commitment […]
BluePrint is Here!
This has been an eventful week. I’ve been making applications to a range of different grad jobs and postgraduate programmes (for anyone lucky enough to have landed an interview, I recommend reading Katie’s interview guide which can be found here) but one of the major highlights of my week has been attending BluePrint. What is […]
Applying for PhD Programmes
After a few months of research and deliberation, I’m happy to say I’ve accepted an offer for a PhD starting in September. Doing a PhD after completing an undergraduate course is becoming increasingly common in steps towards a career in both industry and academia, and generally consists of 3-4 years spent on a very specific […]
Numerical methods, argon plasma and planning for the future
The second term is now well underway and it already feels considerably different to before Christmas. With microcontrollers soldered beyond recognition and the report handed in, the fourth year programming module now focuses on numerical methods, which are used to approximate solutions to functions that can’t be solved exactly. One of the best-known examples of […]
Attending a spectroscopy and dynamics conference
This week I got the opportunity to attend the annual meeting of the Spectroscopy and Dynamics Interest Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Taking place over three days at Nottingham University, around 150 delegates from across the UK and as far as America and Iceland came together to discuss current developments in the field. […]
The Final Push before Project Work
From speaking with friends who have graduated or are in the masters year, it seems fairly unanimous that this point in the degree brings the most stress. Now engrossed in Maxwell’s equations and the theorems of Claude Shannon that make up the remainder of the current module, a host of deadlines fall at the end […]
The Physiological Effects of Long-Term Space Flight and the Looming Fourth Year
The year has been divided into groups, all now furiously pulling apart the material we’ve been learning on cell signalling pathways in the context of their chosen topic. For my group, we’re tackling disuse osteoporosis, in particular with regards to the physiological effects of long-term space flight. Here disequilibrium in bone formation and absorption is […]
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