A free weekend!
Hello,
I'm still enjoying having no essays and no lecture notes to write up. The last of the introductory lecture series was Signalling in Health and Disease on Friday. I'm swaying towards neuro, but I don't have to decide for a couple of weeks.
I've been to see several potential supervisors to find out about the research projects they are offering. On Friday I went to a supervisor's talk about a project that involves using ferrets to test hearing with one ear. The project looked really interesting but there was a whole room full of students thinking of applying for it and only one place. Another project had just three other people at the talk, none of whom were interested by the end. Unfortunately, neither was I. I have some more meetings with supervisors next week, although the most appealing projects are all bound to be very popular. We get up to five choices, listed in order of preference, and if all applications are unsuccessful the search for a project will continue!
Yesterday I spent the afternoon at All Sorts, a sports group run by the charity KEEN for children and adults with learning disabilities. Although I have been to Zig Zag, KEEN's dance and drama group, and on some of their outings before, I have never had a whole Saturday afternoon free before to spend at All Sorts. We played a variety of sports, including rounders, basketball and football. Volunteers, or "Coaches", are paired up with participants, or "Athletes" to allow everyone to get the most out of the activities. I had a great afternoon, despite the enjoyment that my athletes got out of pinching, biting and eye poking, and I'll definitely spend any more free Saturdays that I have there!
I'm still enjoying having no essays and no lecture notes to write up. The last of the introductory lecture series was Signalling in Health and Disease on Friday. I'm swaying towards neuro, but I don't have to decide for a couple of weeks.
I've been to see several potential supervisors to find out about the research projects they are offering. On Friday I went to a supervisor's talk about a project that involves using ferrets to test hearing with one ear. The project looked really interesting but there was a whole room full of students thinking of applying for it and only one place. Another project had just three other people at the talk, none of whom were interested by the end. Unfortunately, neither was I. I have some more meetings with supervisors next week, although the most appealing projects are all bound to be very popular. We get up to five choices, listed in order of preference, and if all applications are unsuccessful the search for a project will continue!
Yesterday I spent the afternoon at All Sorts, a sports group run by the charity KEEN for children and adults with learning disabilities. Although I have been to Zig Zag, KEEN's dance and drama group, and on some of their outings before, I have never had a whole Saturday afternoon free before to spend at All Sorts. We played a variety of sports, including rounders, basketball and football. Volunteers, or "Coaches", are paired up with participants, or "Athletes" to allow everyone to get the most out of the activities. I had a great afternoon, despite the enjoyment that my athletes got out of pinching, biting and eye poking, and I'll definitely spend any more free Saturdays that I have there!
posted by Jane Davis @ 1:27 AM
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