I feel so lucky that my time at university has been filled with all these wonderful experiences. Even with the pandemic affecting my last two years here, I feel like I’ve gotten so much out of my degree. As for what I’m going to do after I graduate: I still don’t know for sure! ButContinue reading “Some Final Thoughts: What Next?”
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From Bodies to Beetles: Ashleigh Whiffin
Ashleigh Whiffin is the assistant curator of entomology at the National Museum Scotland, where she looks after 2.5 million bugs! Her role is very dynamic, including fieldwork, welcoming special visitors, and identifying and processing different insects. Yesterday I listened to a Buglife talk that she presented on carrion beetles, but this post will mostly beContinue reading “From Bodies to Beetles: Ashleigh Whiffin”
Handling Events and More: The Benefits of Hands-On Experiences With Animals
A definite highlight of my time at university has been various animal handling events, and trips organised by societies I was part of. Getting the opportunity to see, handle and photograph such a variety of animals is a rare treat, with most public places not offering this because of health and safety. It also providesContinue reading “Handling Events and More: The Benefits of Hands-On Experiences With Animals”
My First Career Influencing Experience at Bangor University
During the first week of university, all of the biosciences first years were taken on some trips by the peer guides. One of these was an outing to the Welsh Mountain Zoo, somewhere I hadn’t visited before. Going somewhere like this with like-minded peers was a lot of fun! We were all excited and talkedContinue reading “My First Career Influencing Experience at Bangor University”
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