The complete beginner’s guide to a semester in Singapore

Welcome to Singapore Overview Hi my name is Paul Dampierre and during my fourth year at the University of Southampton, while studying Eletrical and Electronic Engineering, I spent a semester abroad at the National University of Singapore (NUS). In this

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My time Down Under!

Can’t believe it’s been nearly 2 months since I left the sunny shores of Melbourne. It feels like yesterday I was sitting in a lab in Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. I left the UK in February with my cases

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Life in Adelaide

Since I returned from Australia everyone keeps asking ‘So what’s university like in Australia? Is it really different?’ and to tell the truth, no. It is, on the whole, very similar to studying in the UK. However, the more I

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My Semester in Numbers

So it’s no surprise to my friends I like numbers and stats and maths etc., so I want to summarise my time in Australia with numbers from July 5th when I left London Heathrow, to December 11th when I land

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The past few weeks

I haven’t written a blog in a few weeks so I thought I’d use this as a revision break: I’ve spent more and more time working; on my lit review and starting revision for exams as my first one is

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Differences between Soton and Adelaide

I’ve noticed a fair few differences in the past month and felt the need to rant/share some of them! Not all are bad..! Firstly, as most of you will know, I love mayo…yes I know, disgusting, but I love it

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