Postgraduate

Life before Bath My name is Connor and before coming to Bath I studied Computer Science at the University of Leicester. I am now undertaking a Master's in Machine Learning and Autonomous Systems, although I only have a couple of...

Hello there, welcome to my first blog post! I'm Aparna Pasumarthy, an MSc International Management student. As I write this, the majority of my MSc has already flown by. It's been a whirlwind of a year filled with deadlines, exams,...

This is the title of an article I found online, in the journal Science. Clearly, there are still issues in terms of bias against women in science/academia – and I’m sure this is not something that’s limited to science and...

I would like to share a big factor I really had to consider when I applied for a scientific master's degree. Like many people, more than I realised, I started my application well into the summer, after my third year...

Things don’t always work. I know I've mentioned this before, but it’s the truth! This time last year, I was in the middle of trying to get a Western blot to work. A Western blot is a technique with which...

I’m guessing a lot of you will be exploring options for your future, so I thought I’d make a list of things which I think are important when considering a PhD, and when preparing for a PhD interview. Do you...

"So, what do you study?", they ask. Oh dear. If only they knew that using this as a conversation starter would probably lead them into trouble. "Condensed Matter Physics", I reply, then pause to receive nods or some sign that...

Panic. Only four weeks into my master’s course and I can see it in the faces of my fellow peers. The moment when we ask “what have we gotten ourselves in to”? Surely choosing to do an undergraduate degree is...