New Scientist Live!
New Scientist Live is a 4 day festival held in London made for anyone curious about science and what scientist do everyday to unveil the many secrets of the universe. Brain surgery, general relativity, immortality, quantum mechanics, AI, aliens… the list goes on. Whatever it is in science which peaks your interest they’ll most likely […]
My A level Results Day
If you have just finished sixth form or college and are starting uni in September and just got your results back about a week ago, you most likely know where you’re going to uni and you are excited / worried about your first day of uni. I remember that day (about three year ago now […]
Making the Most of the Open Door Policy
One of the best things in the Physics department at the University of Leicester is the the open door policy. Unlike some universities the physics department at Leicester does not have office hours, instead they have a policy which means that you should always be able to get hold of a lecturer who can help […]
How Did 3rd Year Go?
Starting 3rd year many of the 4th years told me that 3rd year is horrible, they said the jump from 2nd year to 3rd year was huge. Whilst I do think it is true that there is quite a jump between 2nd and 3rd year, I don’t think it was quite as bad as they […]
Black Holes and Wormholes: 3rd Year Project Pt 4.
Over the past month I have been working on my report for my pair project. It is worth 50% of the module’s marks so it a big deal. I found the best way for me to write is to do just an hour and a half every other day or so, this way I was […]
Elementary Particles
Elementary Particles was the last speciality elective I took this year (the others I took were Life in the Universe; Active Galaxies and Cosmology). In second year you do a bit of particle physics, lots of people like this bit of the module because it is quite easy. The third year speciality elective has some […]
Black Holes and Wormholes: 3rd Year Project Pt 3.
Last week I had my presentation for my pair project about black holes and wormholes (see my previous blogs about this here and here). You present your work to two academic staff, generally one is an expert in the same field of research as you project. I felt nervous when I found out one of […]
Making the most of the library
Whether you have a whole bunch of coursework to do, or a ton of revision to get through, I think the library is a great place for it. “What’s the point? I can revise at home?” you may ask. Personally, I find going to the library reduces the number of possible distractions, and separates uni […]
Black Holes and Wormholes: 3rd Year Project Pt 2.
Thought I’d update you on where I’m up to on my project. The project is actually getting quite close to the end. It took a very long time and many attempts, but I finally got the plot for the wormhole to work. Here it is: Me and my pair project partner spend a very long […]
Physics Challenge
In third year there is quite an unusual module, unlike other modules it does not have a strict syllabus. By this I mean you won’t be just studying one particular part of physics, in fact this module doesn’t even have lectures. The purpose of physics challenge is for students to use all the physics knowledge […]
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