Chloe’s summer internship in Oxford
September 28, 2018
Guest post by Chloe James-Turner, who is just starting her fourth and final year on the MSci Physics with Theoretical Astrophysics course. Summer research experiences are a great way for students to experience life in other institutions, learn new skills, and just enjoy doing some hands-on physics. This summer I did an internship in the …
Noah Hardwicke at the 2018 Wolfram Summer School
August 10, 2018
Guest post by Noah Hardwicke, one of our MSci Physics undergraduates. Noah has previously blogged about the importance of creativity in both science and art, and here reflects on his first year at Nottingham as well as the stimulating experience he had recently as a participant in the 2018 Wolfram Summer School. My first year …
Eleanor and Lucy at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition
July 27, 2018
By Eleanor Hill and Lucy Edwards (3rd year MSci undergrads) OUR TIME AT THE ROYAL SOCIETY What is the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition? As two aspiring medical physicists, we were very excited to be a part of an exhibition showcasing ground-breaking developments in human brain scanning. It was astonishing to learn how a new, …
Love Physics — Love Your Career
March 2, 2018
Guest post by Chris Jones, Senior Careers Adviser (Faculty of Science and Engineering) This Valentine’s Day, the Careers and Employability Service and the School of Physics joined forces with the Institute of Physics and PhysSoc to present an informal showcase of opportunities for students to help them develop their career whilst at university. We all …
In To Bat — Guest post from Oliver Gordon
September 16, 2017
Oliver (Oli) Gordon, a third year — soon to be fourth year — MSci Physics student has very recently completed a ten week summer intern project in the Nottingham Nanoscience group. The internship, as Oli recounts below, has spanned a rather wider range of topics than he first expected… Before starting, I feel it good …
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