Posted by Tabitha in Natural Sciences on September 4, 2018
Hey, congratulations! Your A-Levels are over and you’ve made it – you’re going to uni. Seeing as you’ve chosen to come to Leicester, you’ve obviously got good common sense (and impeccable taste in higher education providers). However, I thought it would still be beneficial for me to compile a short list of five hints and […]
Posted in Friends, Leisure, Societies, Studying | Tagged advice, first year, Freshers, top tips, University of Leicester
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
Posted by David in Natural Sciences on September 5, 2014
Today was a significant day for the natural sciences course here at Leicester, where alumni, students, staff, contributors to the degree and the general public were invited to celebrate its tenth anniversary. Dr Kevin Fong gave a talk on his career as an interdisciplinary scientist, spanning an education in astrophysics and medicine, before embarking on […]
Posted in News | Tagged Interdisciplinary Science, ISci, IScience, Kevin Fong, Leicester, natsci, Natural Sciences, student blog, tenth anniversary, University of Leicester
Posted by David in Natural Sciences on August 31, 2014
Last Friday was the final day in the SURE programme here at Leicester, culminating in a day of presentations from all students involved. For the last six weeks I’ve been constructing different kinds of neural networks and seeing how classical and quantum mechanical models compare as a consistent model for associative memory. The idea is […]
Posted in Internship, Placement, Reseach | Tagged Interdisciplinary Science, internships, ISci, IScience, Leicester, natsci, Natural Sciences, neural networks, research, student blog, Sure Programme, University of Leicester
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 August 9, 2014
It’s been several years in the making, but last month the first issue of Frontier went on offer for free across campus. Run by postgraduates, the magazine aims to showcase the many areas of research going on at Leicester, pitched at an accessible level for those outside the discipline. The idea here is to […]
Posted in News, Reseach | Tagged Frontier Magazine, Interdisciplinary Science, ISci, IScience, Leicester, natsci, Natural Sciences, student blog, student culture, University of Leicester
Posted by David in Natural Sciences on July 28, 2014
Throughout July the department once again opened its doors to prospective students, offering taster lectures, talks on how the natural sciences course is designed, and displaying a host of material made by undergraduates over the years. As well as the seemingly endless biscuits, it’s always great to hear the aspirations of A-level students, and from a potential […]
Posted in Internship, Work | Tagged centre of interdisciplinary science, hopfield network, interdisciplinary sciences, ISci, natsci, Natural Sciences, neural networks, open days, student blog, Sure Programme, University of Leicester
Posted by David in Natural Sciences on July 16, 2014
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 […]
Posted in Graduation | Tagged centre of interdisciplinary science, Graduation, interdisciplinary sciences, ISci, natsci, Natural Sciences, prizes, student blog, University of Leicester
Posted by David in Natural Sciences on July 4, 2014
Today marks the end of this year’s Headstart Summer School, where A-Level students descend on the university to get a feel of what it’s like to be a natural sciences or physics student here. As one of the volunteers, I’ve spent the last week building rockets, studying meteorites, identifying bacterial DNA strands and much much […]
Posted in Volunteering | Tagged A-Level, centre of interdisciplinary science, Headstart Summer School, interdisciplinary sciences, ISci, MIRA Technology Park, natsci, Natural Sciences, PhD, Professor Ken Pounds, student blog, The National Space Centre, University of Leicester, x-ray astronomy
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