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href="https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/sees/2023/10/24/science-communication-student-showcase/"> <figure> <img src="https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/sees/wp-content/uploads/sites/76/2023/10/PG-BANNERs-450-px-500x298.png" class="attachment-uom-medium-size size-uom-medium-size wp-post-image" alt="model of molecules" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption class="botLeft noMaxWidth"> <h2 class="largeTitle">Science Communication – Student Showcase</h2> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <p> <span class="postCategory"> <a href="https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/sees/category/student-experience/">Student experience</a> </span> <span class="postDate">24th October 2023</span> </p> <p>Third year students were challenged to break down scientific articles, and communicate engaging stories for a public audience.</p> </div> <div class="imagePromo sixcol fullSizeUntilLargeMobile last"> <a href="https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/sees/2023/05/09/becoming-a-natural-earth-science-without-science-a-levels/"> <figure> <img src="https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/sees/wp-content/uploads/sites/76/2023/04/EES-Banners-500x298.png" class="attachment-uom-medium-size size-uom-medium-size wp-post-image" alt="Ayesha looking out at mountain landscape" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption class="botLeft noMaxWidth"> <h2 class="largeTitle">Becoming a Natural: Earth Science without science A-Levels</h2> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <p> <span class="postCategory"> <a href="https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/sees/category/student-experience/">Student experience</a> </span> <span class="postDate">9th May 2023</span> </p> <p>2nd Year student Ayesha shares her experience of starting her BSc Earth and Planetary Sciences without taking Science A-Levels.</p> </div> </div><div class="clearfix singleVertPadding"> <div class="imagePromo sixcol fullSizeUntilLargeMobile "> <a href="https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/sees/2022/11/23/research-project-abroad-ezris-experience/"> <figure> <img src="https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/sees/wp-content/uploads/sites/76/2022/11/Saskatoon-Canada-500x298.png" class="attachment-uom-medium-size size-uom-medium-size wp-post-image" alt="Landscape in Canada" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption class="botLeft noMaxWidth"> <h2 class="largeTitle">Research Project Abroad: Ezri’s experience</h2> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <p> <span class="postCategory"> <a href="https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/sees/category/student-experience/">Student experience</a> </span> <span class="postDate">23rd November 2022</span> </p> <p>Fourth year environmental science student Ezri spent her summer in Canada undertaking a fully funded research project, was it worth doing? </p> </div> <div class="imagePromo sixcol fullSizeUntilLargeMobile last"> <a href="https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/sees/2022/10/14/summer-internship/"> <figure> <img 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src="https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/sees/wp-content/uploads/sites/76/2022/09/Kamil-Blog-500x298.jpg" class="attachment-uom-medium-size size-uom-medium-size wp-post-image" alt="Kamil" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption class="botLeft noMaxWidth"> <h2 class="largeTitle">From Project to Peer Reviewed Journal: Kamil’s experience</h2> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <p> <span class="postCategory"> <a href="https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/sees/category/research-and-impact/">Research and impact</a> </span> <span class="postDate">13th September 2022</span> </p> <p>After completing his studies, UoM geology graduate, Kamil Kosiorek has recently had his outstanding fourth year project featured in Geosciences, an internationally respected open access journal. We caught up with him to discuss his experience, and say congratulations!</p> </div> <div class="imagePromo sixcol fullSizeUntilLargeMobile last"> <a href="https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/sees/2022/07/21/geology-a-students-perspective/"> <figure> <img src="https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/sees/wp-content/uploads/sites/76/2022/06/Wasim-500x298.png" class="attachment-uom-medium-size size-uom-medium-size wp-post-image" alt="Wasim smiling on mountain with thumbs up" loading="lazy" /> <figcaption class="botLeft noMaxWidth"> <h2 class="largeTitle">Geology: A student’s perspective</h2> </figcaption> </figure> </a> <p> <span class="postCategory"> <a href="https://www.mub.eps.manchester.ac.uk/sees/category/student-experience/">Student experience</a> </span> <span class="postDate">21st July 2022</span> </p> <p>Wasim Mustafa, a fourth-year MEarthSci student, reflects on his experiences of Geology as an undergraduate in the department.</p> </div> </div><div class="clearfix 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