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 […]
Graduation and final thoughts on doing a research-based degree
On Wednesday I joined many others in the sunshine to finally graduate, and I’m happy to say I did so with both a first and the graduate of the year award for Natural Sciences. The ceremony itself was bizarre, with a mixture of superfluous rituals and attire, several hours of oscillating applause, and some […]
Graduation Day (for some)
Today was graduation for natural sciences students, and despite having one more year to go several of us undergraduates went along to the reception to say goodbye. I was also lucky enough to receive the third year prize for best project, so there were handshakes to be had for that! It was a really great […]
Climate Modelling, the Anthropocene and N-Body Simulations
With the end of term now just weeks away, my days are currently filled with climate proxies, programming, and thinking of every question that could possibly come up for my project viva now just days away… Unlike a lot of courses, natural sciences has core modules running in all three terms, which, for my year, […]
Reflections on the first term of third year
The last week of term drew to a close with the traditional feat of endurance to meet every deadline, sparing a few moments to decorate our corner of the Physics and Astronomy department and for a quick Christmas lunch before everyone leaves for the holidays. Looking back, this term has been the most work intensive […]
Farewell
Time has flown past and my time at university seems to have come to an end as quickly as it began. Graduation is complete and I am now officially no longer a student at the University of Leicester! Before I started uni I was often told by people that had been to uni that it […]
Graduation
It has been more than a week now since the various University of Leicester graduation ceremonies took place and the period of graduation seems to be coming to a close around the UK in general now. A large number of my friends, both here in Leicester and around the country, have graduated this year so […]
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