As a biology student at UCL, I had to write many essays over the years. (This is because for some reason biology is taught as an essay-based subject in the UK, which is interestingly not the case in the US, or at least not at Caltech, where assignments are mostly problem sets.) When I started… Continue reading Essays that got me a First at uni
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How to Ace a Master’s Project in Biology
Over the previous academic year, I completed my Master’s project at UCL, and during this time I have thought quite a bit about what makes such a short project successful. To be clear, when I say successful, what I have in mind is that the student has learned new skills and managed to create a… Continue reading How to Ace a Master’s Project in Biology
How to get a PhD studentship in the life sciences
A PhD student in London. Image was created with https://openai.com/dall-e-2/ At the time of writing this, I’m currently an integrated Master’s (MSci) student in Cell Biology at University College London, and will start my PhD at King’s College London in September 2023. In this blog post I will share some of my experiences and tips… Continue reading How to get a PhD studentship in the life sciences
Bence Kover 