I usually give up something for Lent. This is seldom a religious exercise — I wouldn’t consider myself religious — it is more an attempt at challenging myself and seeking ways of simplifying the rigours of being alive. Last year I saved quite a lot of money by not buying my lunch every day. This… read more.
Today I went to the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art (also known as Baltic Mill or “the Baltic”) to view pieces by the nominated artists for the Turner Prize 2011. I learned a few things. One thing I learned is that it is not one installation that wins the prize. Rather, an artist is nominated… read more.
For further details in the original advertisement, visit the Mathematics Education Centre website or view the profile on the jobs.ac.uk website. There are many reasons why you might want to study on a PhD programme in the MEC. You might want to develop your research skills set. You could be inclined to spend a time… read more.
I attended a two-day conference at Coventry University arranged by CETL-MSOR on the theme of “student-led education”. I presented some of my findings from the focus groups we conducted in April. I met some of the leading researchers in my field and they were all very friendly and approachable! They also presented some of their… read more.
Following from the BSRLM New Researchers Day presentation I made in June, I submitted informal conference proceedings that have now been published. Accordingly, I now have a Publications page! This paper summarises my work with two focus groups to elicit students’ thoughts and experiences of using computer-aided assessment (CAA).
I spent a week of my holiday this year in Barcelona, Spain. While there, I visited the basilica of the Sagrada Família. The recently completed part was beautiful as the scorching sun shone through the stain-glass windows. The continuation of my football education allowed me to witness first-hand an el clásico match between FC Barcelona… read more.
My first conference was a two-day event with BSRLM at Leeds University on 10th-11th June 2011. The first day was for new researchers and I presented the work that I have completed so far. It was interesting and pleasing to meet other people at a similar stage in their studies. They were a friendly group… read more.
It may seem rather trivial to many that I submitted my first abstract to present at a conference, but yesterday I sent my first. My supervisors were very helpful in making big changes to aid its appeal, and I’m a little more confident of being accepted. Being accepted means that not only will my abstract… read more.
I submitted a slightly different version of the Science poster to the Graduate School Competition, trimming down some of the text and thereby increasing the amount of white! Free lunch was on offer yet again, from which I took advantage of the delicious Danish pastries on offer. We perused the posters on display and broadly… read more.
Some of us in the MEC entered the inaugural Science School poster competition and attended the lunch to see how we did. A huge number of entries were received across six departments and a number of prizes were on offer. Unfortunately for us, we did not dazzle the judges with our findings or our designs.… read more.