A lot has happened in the last year and a half, or nothing much has happened we might even say. Our vivid and exciting uni lives have stopped for a long period of time due to the pandemic, confining us into our safe homes. However, the rapid distribution of the vaccine among the population Read more about Advice for First Years 2021[…]
Hi, I’m Amelia and I’ve been the Biochemistry Academic Rep for 2 years now. I was elected as a rep in first year after submitting a small personal statement, and since then I’ve been a point of call for students on my course whenever they have an issue that they think the department should address. As I’m coming to the end of second year, I thought I’d give you Read more about My Role as an Academic Rep – Amelia Doran[…]
Everyone knows life as a student can be challenging. We are still learning how to be independent adults: cooking, cleaning, maintaining a healthy lifestyle (sometimes), socialising and trying to balance all of this with our workload at university. So, it’s no surprise to anyone that being a student during a pandemic is extra-challenging! To give Read more about A Day in the Life of a Student: COVID-19 Edition[…]
Today, 11th February 2021, is International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Currently, only 30% of researchers worldwide are women. The 6th Assembly for this day will be held virtually from the United Nations Headquarters involving women in science experts from across the globe. The figures below show the proportion of female vs male Read more about Celebrating International Women in Science Day 2021 – BLS Team[…]
Looks like it’s that time of year again… So, you’ve decided to undertake a Biomedical and Life Sciences degree course and you’ve managed to survive the first year. The next biggest hurdle in your life is surely the dreaded BIOL387 – the biological sciences research project – your first step into truly independent research. From Read more about Tips for surviving your dissertation project – Rebecca Chatwin[…]
Black Lives Matter In the current times amidst the pandemic, adapting to the new way of life and the murder of George Floyd I think it is important to celebrate the accomplishments of Black scientists and people of minority backgrounds as well as those of other races. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks I always Read more about The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: Book Review – Thora Paul[…]
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is challenging at the best of times but with the coronavirus outbreak and the consequential lockdown, coping with OCD has been a lot harder for those who suffer from it, myself included. There’s a lot of misinformation about OCD, with it often being used to describe certain habits or tendencies which Read more about Coping with OCD during a pandemic – Roisin Weaver[…]
Do you ever feel as though you don’t rightly deserve any success or achievements you’ve earned? Perhaps you aren’t really as smart or as organised as your friends say you are. Maybe you just aren’t special, despite what your parents keep telling you – deep down, you’re living a lie. You know it’s only a Read more about Impostor Syndrome: How To Not Feel Like a Fraud – Georgia Gray[…]
So, you’ve got your place on a Bioscience degree at Lancaster university – congratulations! A science degree is pretty demanding so here are some survival tips from current Biomedical and Life science Department undergraduates. Keep on top of it! In your first year, you will be set lots of assignments that are all worth a Read more about How to survive first year – Ellie McFarlane[…]
A few months ahead of exam season I thought I’d share some tips/methods I found useful whilst revising for the summer exams in first year. As you already know, the modules in first year are content-heavy and with 14 modules to revise for this can seem pretty overwhelming. In addition to this, if you’re doing Read more about Revision Tips: First Year – Roisin Weaver[…]
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