By An Tong, Chemical Engineering College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Birmingham Due to the unfortunate COVID-19 situation, the university has decided to deliver teaching and assessment online. The prospect of now working from home may be nerve-wracking for some students, especially when you’re used to working in a particular environment. Here is … Continue reading “Working from Home”
Category: Chemical Engineering
Balancing your work life and social life while on placement
It looks like it’s blog time again, and this month I will be talking about balancing work life and social life while on placement. Depending on where you are situated in the country, it may be easier/more difficult to maintain a social life. I’m quite lucky as I still live in Selly Oak and thus … Continue reading “Balancing your work life and social life while on placement”
A Week in the life of a Chemical Engineering student
As a Chemical Engineering student, it is not surprising to have more contact hours in a day than some have in a week. My week begins with a 9am lecture. We all know that an early morning lecture on a Monday may seem daunting, but on the bright side, it gives a kick start to … Continue reading “A Week in the life of a Chemical Engineering student”
A Day in the Life of a Calgavin Placement Student
It’s been a month since my last blog, and in terms of placements, that’s a long time! In this blog I’m going to give you a slight variation on the “Day in the life of…” type blog, the reason being there is no typical day when you work in R&D! In short, I work on … Continue reading “A Day in the Life of a Calgavin Placement Student”
What I wish I had known before coming to the University of Birmingham
In the blink of an eye, my four years at university are drawing to a close. A large chunk of my time here has been pleasant but there are aspects of it that I wish I knew sooner before coming to the University. In this blog post, I want to anecdotally share some of the … Continue reading “What I wish I had known before coming to the University of Birmingham”
Settling into life in a new country
Sixteen. That was my age when I started off my first year in the University, much younger than everyone else around me. Many people would be curious about how I came here at such a young age. It was due to the different education system in Malaysia, and also the fact that I took a … Continue reading “Settling into life in a new country”
Why I chose Chemical Engineering with an industrial year at Birmingham
Hi! My name is Yasmin, and I am a UOB chemical engineering student currently doing my industrial placement at Calgavin LTD. Over the next few months I hope to give you all some insight into my life as an industrial placement student as well as some tips and tricks to help you secure and make … Continue reading “Why I chose Chemical Engineering with an industrial year at Birmingham”
Why I chose to study Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham
Hi my name’s Max and I am a fourth year chemical engineering student from Borneo! Narrowing down my university choices became the dilemma of the decade for me. Several consultations and numerous head-scratches later, I was set to enrol to the university that my friends from boarding school were planning on enrolling. However, I changed … Continue reading “Why I chose to study Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham”
Why I Chose Chemical Engineering at Birmingham
Hello, welcome to my first blog! I’m An Tong (that’s my first name, to avoid any confusion). I am currently a second year Chemical Engineering student at the University of Birmingham. Being a Malaysian with Chinese ethnicity, I am excited to share about my undergraduate life as an international student. I’d like to start off … Continue reading “Why I Chose Chemical Engineering at Birmingham”
Social Events and Societies in EPS
The Birmingham University Chemical Engineering Society (BUCES) is an extremely active society at UoB and is definitely worth checking out for those who study Chemical Engineering! Many different events are organised throughout the year, ranging from social to industrial, sporting and charity events. It’s a great way of forming relationships for first year students who … Continue reading “Social Events and Societies in EPS”