Category: Chemistry
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Week in the life of a chemistry student
The usual reaction I get when I tell people I’m a chemistry student is “Wow that must be really hard!”. I’m not going to lie, chemistry is not an easy degree…
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A typical week of a Chemistry student…
Hi, I’m Caitlin and I’m a third year chemistry student at the University of York! Being a chemist at York is an unique experience where we have two paths we…
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Chemistry at York: how colleges make you feel at home
Chemistry is a big department with over 620 undergraduate students. When I first started at York this was really daunting – it seemed like a completely different environment going from…
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Looking forward and looking backwards!
The title of this post may seem a little bizarre but I thought I’d cover what I have ahead of me this term, looking forward into the next two years…
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Take my advice: Join a committee!
Well! I can’t believe its only week 5, since it definitely feels like week 500 to me. This term has really kicked up a gear with lots of really interesting…
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Picking option modules, brand new labs and baking!
The New Year has definitely started back with a bang with the busiest term to date. With 8 hours of lectures on Tuesday I’ve had a very busy time, and…
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Top 5 tips for revising for January exams (and Christmas fun!)
Although it may not be the most action packed of topics to cover in my blog, we all know that revision is utterly unavoidable and very important. Therefore I thought…
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Internships, work experience, student placements, etc, etc…
Internships, work experience, student placements, I’m sure you’ve probably had six million careers talks all about the merit of doing them. The ‘transferable’ skills you’ll gain and how great it’ll…
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A Day in the Life of a Chemist: Labs!
As it’s my first blog post I thought I’d do a little introduction. I’m a second year chemist with a passion for organic chemistry and maths. In my free time,…
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What I wish I knew before Uni life
I’m in a bit of a cathartic mood, so let me let you in on a few things I’ve been thinking about with regards to university life. WARNING: long post…
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Is it really the end of term?
I’m sat in the library writing this after a very fulfilling and busy second half of term. Work has been going well and everything that was due at the end…
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Pomegranate Jam, Housing and Deadpool
This term has gone by really quickly – I can’t believe we’re already over half way through! My favourite thing, academically, this term has been the MChem Mini-Project, which is…