I hope I can be forgiven for this delayed update, but the first 3 months of my PhD have been a busy and exciting whirlwind! There have been undoubtedly intense lab days and more methodical office-based ones, but what I did not expect was just how much I would enjoy being back in academia, and [...]
The PhD begins... in Iceland. Earlier this year, I took-up an offer to study for a PhD in Earth Sciences at the University of St Andrews, starting in September. Indeed, I recently moved back to this beautiful town ready to begin this new chapter. However, it was last month that the research began as I [...]
This is quite a different post from the previous few, but I have some big and important news that marks the beginning of a new chapter: the PhD Adventure Files! Join me here as I begin to chart out my PhD journey into unknown yet incredibly exciting territory... The Big News Well, well. It's been [...]
A collection my favourite moments from seven special months in St Andrews & the Scottish Highlands. And, as it turns out, I'll soon be returning there... Summer in Scotland, home in St Andrews, brought so much colour and joy in 2023 - a chance to restore and refresh before embarking on my next adventure (my [...]
The Isle of Barra, a Gaelic rock in the Outer Hebrides and childhood home of my grandmother. If you thought Scotland was wild, Barra is wilder - with stormy seas, chaotic weather conditions and little connection to the outside world. With recent Gaelic ancestry originating from there, I knew this was the year I had [...]
Testament to what happens when life becomes so happy and joyful, please enjoy the next few entries representing my heart's escape back to the wild landscapes of Scotland while my school career presently returns me to England. June 2023: Summer is in full swing here in Scotland, meaning almost endless hours of daylight and plenty [...]
Two months ago, I moved to St Andrews, home of golf and Scotland's oldest university, and life has changed irreversibly in that time. Initially, I thought this would be just a holiday stay with my uncle here; two weeks, then back to life in Portsmouth. But very quickly I fell in love with the town, [...]
Adventure Becca 