Life at Southampton

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,...

The Christmas lights have been switched on. The family Christmas event has just passed. Undergraduate and postgraduate friends alike are hunkered...

Welcome to Southampton, United Kingdom European? International? Here are my top tips for what to do upon arriving to the UK! 1. Get a...

Chocolate has been enjoyed in sumptuous liquid form since the long bygone days of the Mayan civilisation and Aztec empire. In fact, the word...

I’m working from home. The cats are curled up on their rocking chair together, rain pelts against the window. November winds thrash the trees...

Being in the third year of my PhD, I should probably be writing Part 3 to Being an International Student by now – but let’s face it, there are...