Hi! I’m Annabelle and I’m studying at the CERN laboratory in Switzerland for my fourth year of my MPhys Particle Physics with a Year Abroad degree. I’m currently about two thirds through the year, and it’s been a great experience.
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Life in Geneva
Virtual Summer School at Lingnan University (Hong Kong)
Hello everyone! My name is Farah Fauth and I am currently a 3rd year Physics and Astronomy student at the University of Southampton. In this blog entry I am going to give you an inside of my virtual summer school
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Unfortunately due to the global pandemic, my year abroad at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Boston was cut short very suddenly. With just three days to tie up the loose ends, how can you still make the most of
Read moreSecond semester at CERN, Geneva
After a very busy first semester, my second semester proved even busier. My time was quickly filled with work, and with any spare time I went skiing in Chamonix – a great combination. I’ve enjoyed running and cycling through the
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When I found out I would be spending this academic year in the US I did my research on the culture, I thought I was fairly well prepared for the culture shock. In many ways the US is not that
Read moreA Visit to Niagara Falls
For some people, America is a dream destination; for me though, I had never seen the appeal. However when presented with the opportunity to spend a year joining a research team at Harvard, it wasn’t something I could say no
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