First semester at CERN, Geneva

It has been an extremely busy first semester at CERN, Geneva. After a very steep learning curve, the research has been involving and exciting. I’ve enjoyed working at such a scientifically significant place, which has a uniquely collaborative and intellectual

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9 Months in America

To sum up my time spent in America on the year abroad program. Pros: Free and very very tasty pizza.             Cons: The winter is cold with lots of snow. On a less interesting note free

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Year Abroad in Boston

For my final year of study at Southampton University, I was given the opportunity to complete my Masters at the Harvard Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics (CfA) in Boston, USA. This year at the CfA was amazing for me both personally

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The Delights of Geneva

I should like the window to open onto the Lake of Geneva — and there I’d sit and read all day -John Keats, 1819 When I chose to go to CERN I expected to gain some experience in the world

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CERN Study Abroad

The final year of my physics degree was hard work. With lots of late nights worrying that I would not have anything to write for my dissertation . But with the gift of hindsight (and my degree) I can see

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