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An eventful evening for our UROP students

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Tee Nadan

Our UROP students Sam Holton and Laura Cotton enjoyed an eventful evening on November 28th on campus. Sam and Laura worked on the Industry Skills Courses to accommodate for ‘student-led’ works on these courses. Watch what our Associate Dean for … Continue reading →

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The end of my UROP placement!

Posted on August 17, 2012 by lauracotton

This week, I have mainly been tying up loose ends and making sure everything is documented and ready to hand over to my supervisors (Kim and Tee). All the presentations are now broken down into three levels of difficulty with … Continue reading →

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Tidy up time

Posted on August 13, 2012 by samholton

It’s coming up to the end of my placement now. I am in the process of tying up all the loose ends so my work can be handed over to somebody else! I spent my fifth week breaking down lecture … Continue reading →

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My penultimate week!

Posted on August 10, 2012 by lauracotton

I’ve now finished week five out of six for my UROP placement and whilst the project has still got a long way to go my part will soon be coming to an end. This week has been focussed on converting … Continue reading →

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Two weeks left, the Race is on!

Posted on August 3, 2012 by lauracotton

Only two more weeks of UROP placement left so the race is on to get everything done, Gold medal here I come! One of my tasks within the project was to look through the original lecture materials and break the … Continue reading →

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A cruise to officially celebrate the 4th week

Posted on July 31, 2012 by samholton

Well the week just gone definitely had the best weather England has seen in a while! Just after lunch on Tuesday I had a final meeting with Andrew to show him the the video & script I had come up … Continue reading →

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Time flies when you’re working hard!

Posted on July 27, 2012 by lauracotton

At the end of another eventful and productive week (despite the temptation to take a break and enjoy the glorious weather) it’s time to reflect on what has been achieved. Several meetings at the beginning of the week proved fruitful, discovering … Continue reading →

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Am I ready for the digital challenges?

Posted on July 23, 2012 by samholton

Week 3, and I’m still enjoying myself! This week went very quickly, I have been working on my script and adding the finishing touches to the RNA technology slides. These are now complete and a script prepared, so I can … Continue reading →

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Software, locations, showcases and scripts!

Posted on July 20, 2012 by lauracotton

When I was told at the start of this placement that time will “fly by”, I didn’t really believe anyone. Now that a third of my placement has gone, I am left wondering where the time has gone! It has … Continue reading →

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A brief intro to Laura Cotton

Posted on July 17, 2012 by lauracotton

Hello! I’m Laura Cotton, and I have just finished my second year studying Biological Science. Instead of having a summer holiday, I opted to join this project and  I’m now in week two of a six week UROP placement! I was … Continue reading →

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