Interdisciplinary Science Society
Posted by David in Natural Sciences on December 16, 2014
The final two weeks of term flew by in a blur of tying up loose ends on various bits of different modules and a host of Christmas-themed events. Despite the many broken components, finger burns and sanity lost over seemingly spontaneous problems, my year managed to complete the Arduino computing project in time, with everything […]
Posted in Holiday, Lab, Studying | Tagged Arduino, Christmas, Christmas Quiz, computing, I Science, Interdisciplinary Science, Interdisciplinary Science Society, ISci, natsci, Natural Sciences, student blog
Posted by David in Natural Sciences on August 19, 2014
Now that A-level results are in and many are confirming their place at university for the next three or four years, it seems apt to give some advice for those about to start natural sciences here. So here’s some things I wish I had known back in 2011. (Bear in mind this is just my […]
Posted in Societies, Studying | Tagged A-level results, first year, Freshers, Getting started, I-science society, Interdisciplinary Science, Interdisciplinary Science Society, ISci, IScience, ISciSoc, Leicester, natsci, Natural Sciences, reading list, student blog, University of Leicester
Posted by David in Natural Sciences on June 22, 2014
With all work handed in and every exam finished, there was still the last bits of paper work to do in handing over the Interdisciplinary Science Society to the new committee. Student-run societies at Leicester are rated by the students’ union annually to be either unrated, bronze, silver or gold, the result of which depends […]
Posted in Societies | Tagged centre of interdisciplinary science, I-science society, Interdisciplinary Science Society, interdisciplinary sciences, ISci, IScience Society, natsci, Natural Sciences, student blog, University of Leicester
Posted by David in Natural Sciences on November 23, 2013
This week was the annual winter meal for the I-Science Society, and we had quite a good turn out! Student societies can be sponsored by different businesses, giving deals to society members in exchange for guaranteeing a certain number of people per term, or advertising, that sort of thing. This year like many student societies, […]
Posted in Leisure, Reseach, Societies | Tagged Alan Haywood, centre of interdisciplinary science, I-science society, Interdisciplinary Science Society, interdisciplinary sciences, ISci, Kevin Parker, Mathias Brust, Monica Grady, natsci, Natural Sciences, research lectures, Spice Bazaar, student blog, University of Leicester, winter meal
Posted by David in Natural Sciences on November 16, 2013
After a week spent in the library with a 21 hour session on the final day and falling ill in between, all of the deliverables were finally handed in, ending in a tired late afternoon society drink when everyone finally woke up. And so begins molecular cell biology and nanoscience. This module is based around […]
Posted in Dissertation, Societies, Studying | Tagged academic seminars, cellular imaging, deliverable week, electrochemistry, forensic science, I-science society, Interdisciplinary Science, Interdisciplinary Science Society, ISci, Leicester university, nanoparticles, nat sci, Natural Sciences, NDVI, project, project seminars, python, quantum dots, uol
Posted by David in Natural Sciences on November 1, 2013
Today marks the end of the first core module for the third year (aside from a problem set due in Monday), with next week being dedicated to tackling the problem statements that form its foundations. In the case of Evolution, this consists of a report explaining the processes that give rise to maize being the […]
Posted in Societies, Studying | Tagged centre of interdisciplinary science, evolution, hox genes, I-science society, Interdisciplinary Science Society, interdisciplinary sciences, ISci, natsci, Natural Sciences, staff strike, student blog, University of Leicester
Posted by David in Natural Sciences on October 25, 2013
It’s been another busy week for the Interdisciplinary Science Society. On Wednesday we hosted a seminar entitled “Tetrapod Evolution in the Early Carboniferous – the TW:eed Project” by Dr Carys Bennett, where she discussed how many scientists from a range of disciplines (and universities!) are just beginning to uncover one of the most important fossil […]
Posted in Societies, Studying | Tagged academic seminars, bake sale, Blue Planet, Course rep, DNA G-quadruplexes, Dr Carys Bennett, fieldwork in Kenya, fundraising, I-science society, Interdisciplinary Research Journal, Interdisciplinary Science, Interdisciplinary Science Society, ISci, JIST, Journal of Interdisciplinary Special Topics, Leicester university, nat sci, Natural Sciences, tetrapod evolution, uol
Posted by David in Natural Sciences on October 1, 2013
Sorry for the short break in blog posts – one of the benefits of doing natural sciences is that they aim to be a paperless course, which includes loaning laptops to students if they require them, but this also means over reliant students are without a computer while they are being updated during the summer […]
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