Posted by David in Natural Sciences on December 27, 2014
Despite being part of an integrated masters, so far the fourth year on the natural sciences course has been considerably different from the last three. One of the most striking changes is the reduction in contact hours. This isn’t exactly a bad thing, as most projects demand a lot of attention, leading to (in my […]
Posted in Stress, Studying | Tagged fourth year, I Science, Interdisciplinary Science, ISci, masters year, natsci, Natural Sciences, student blog, Studying, timekeeping
Posted by David in Natural Sciences on October 31, 2014
Something that’s becoming increasingly apparent is just how much the fourth year is geared towards preparation for the world of research. Every other week fourth year natural sciences students present their progress in project seminars, where peers and staff discuss what direction to head in next. This can be really useful in giving points of […]
Posted in Dissertation, Reseach | Tagged fourth year, I Science, Interdisciplinary Science, ISci, natsci, Natural Sciences, project, research, student blog
Posted by David in Natural Sciences on September 29, 2014
With the first term now underway it seems as good a time as any to give a summary of the masters year on the four-year natural sciences course, and what I’ll be writing about over the next nine months. Doing a masters in natural sciences consists of four modules running right through all three terms, […]
Posted in Career, Dissertation, Future, Studying | Tagged complex systems, fourth year, fourth year project, fractals and chaos, Interdisciplinary Science, interstellar molecules, ISci, IScience, Leicester, masters project, microcontrollers, natsci, Natural Sciences, numerical methods, polymer dynamics, programming, statistical mechanics, student blog, University of Leicester
Posted by David in Natural Sciences on September 19, 2014
It’s now just weeks away from the start of term, which for me means starting my final year on the MSci course. After a brief holiday away from Leicester I’ve been busying myself with the basics of microcontrollers in preparation for the fourth year programming module. This is something I’ve always wanted to get into, […]
Posted in Dissertation, Studying | Tagged fourth year, fourth year project, Interdisciplinary Science, interstellar molecules, ISci, IScience, Leicester, masters project, microcontrollers, natsci, Natural Sciences, programming, student blog, University of Leicester
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