A couple of years ago I was chatting with two postgrad friends of mine, one of whom was doing a PHD in biochemistry while the other was studying a Masters in Divinity. It was interesting to hear about the amount of…
There are few rare instances on the surface of our planet where the geology that underlies Earth’s mighty oceans can be directly observed, and moreover, quantitatively measured. Unst, Britain’s most northerly isle and…
Hey everyone, It’s been more than a month since the leadership weekend and it was so nice meeting you there. Another definite plus that now I am (almost) proficient in building paper towers and plasticine shapes! On…
Hello all. And so the purgatorial period of exams conclude. Mine went… Well, they went. And now that they’ve went, they’ve gone, and that’s just that. It can be disquieting to ruminate too seriously over what you’ve…
Taking part in the Laidlaw research internship has afforded me the opportunity to closer examine an urgent environment problem using a unique approach. It has long been established that deforestation reduces the…
Dear Laidlaw interns, Like a lot of you, I’ve been trying to make the best possible use of time between finishing my exams and beginning my Laidlaw internship. What this means is that I’ve probably spent more time in…
The Library – where I will spend the majority of the next 10 weeks It’s been just over a week since my last exam, and it’s just over a week till my internship begins, and I have been trying to use the time between the…
The beginnings of a leadership development programme The Laidlaw Undergraduate Internship Programme in Research and Leadership began recruiting at the start of 2015. By mid-March we have our first intake of 50…