Jan 19 2023
Our Science, Health and Environment Fair is fast approaching and this year it’s bigger than ever with over 30 organisations. The fair will take place on Tuesday 31st January in 3Sixty, 12:30-14:00 (12:00 for quiet time). The University of Reading’s Science, Health and Environment Fair is designed to enable students from science and life sciences …
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Jan 28 2021
The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) is a community volunteering charity that help improve and promote local woodlands. Last year, I had the pleasure of doing an internship with TCV in which I helped on a woodland improvement project for Lousehill Copse in Tilehurst. My official role was Woodland Heritage Project Officer. As a second-year geography student …
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Jan 12 2021
Written by James Counter, final year Integrated Master’s Chemistry student. For Part 3 I undertook a 12-month industrial placement at Ilika®, where I worked on thin film solid state batteries as part of the Stereax testing and characterisation team. What made you choose a placement option? I remember being distinctly unsure about doing a placement …
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Nov 12 2019
1. The case for curiosity-driven research – Suzie Sheehy 2. Advice to a young scientist – E. O. Wilson 3. The upside of data – Jessica Donohue 4. The future of reading. It’s fast – Stephen Lawrence 5. Things about a PhD nobody told you about – Laura Valadez-Martinez 6. Six Reasons Why Research is Cool – Quique Bassat
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