Life at Southampton

Wow, so here's some news: in may 2019 our research group not only physically moved offices, but we moved campus! Didn't see that one coming. But...

There are two PhD types of long day: the good kind and the bad kind. Long days - the bad kind The bad kind of PhD long days are when: Option A:...

It has begun. I’m 30 months into my PhD and the niggling thought that has been a conversation topic for others has become a topic for me...

I am not the biggest sports watcher. I can’t even blame it on not owning a TV, as there is so much sport available via other media these days. And...

Remembrance and consideration As people, as communities, as nations, even as a university, there are events and issues we deem worthy of additional...

At Christmas time, an international student goes home. At Easter time – it’s travel time! University closure versus University term...

Don’t get me wrong. I’ve been an environmentalist, sustainable-ist(?), conservationist in training since … well, perhaps since my parents...

Remember the first day of school? Diving into a new social pool of people and a learning environment you’re not familiar with? Packing my bag...

When I work at my desk in my engineering PhD office, I often wear one of those intense pairs of headphones which blast music in my ears, block out...

Making mistakes is tough. Or at least, I find it really tough! But science, research, university, learning... it's all about mistakes,...