A fermion walked into a bar…
Hello, everyone! Week 5 for me, and I am currently representing a Quantum Mechanical system using balls and springs – only in physics! I began my project just a few days after my last exam. First I worked to reproduce…
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What does Fritillarian even mean anyway?
A few months ago I was sitting in front of my computer with a research proposal, a supporting letter from my supervisor, and a statement `about my leadership goals all pretty much complete. It was ready to convert to…
Meet Staph the Superbug
Hello Laidlaw interns! Five weeks into my project and this is what it’s looking like: The project: I have cultured 103 isolates of staphylococcus aureus that have been genetically characterised (genome sequenced) by…
Plasmons, Waveguides and Invisibility
The internship I am currently undertaking is making steady progress as we round up week 3. We have had a good start at getting to terms with the theory and have already built an analytical model of what we expect.…
Can classical music help you concentrate?
When thinking about the research in a neuroscience lab, many of you would imagine participants wearing caps with wires coming out in all directions from their heads. Often in close proximity to these tortured souls…
Finishing exams, Flying home, and Females in Folk!
“Standing on a hill in my mountain of dreams Telling myself it’s not as hard, hard, hard as it seems…” Three weeks into my research on the topic “Experiences of Women and Gender in the American Folk Music Revival,…
A Thin-Film Sensor System for Dual-Phase Explosives Detection
Welcome to St Andrews! Welcome to the leadership weekend! Welcome to the school of physics and astronomy! Welcome Iain, I hope you enjoy your internship! If it wasn’t for all of the kind people we meet I’m sure we…
Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge.
A week into my research on the study of literal and visual translations of Dante’s Inferno, I find it hard to believe how much my perspective of this project has changed since I applied for the internship itself,…
Thinking holy thoughts about social media and sousveillance
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…
Examining an Ancient Sea Floor
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…
