• Question: How many years did you spend in university if you went and what did you think about your time there?

    Asked by Biogirl04 to Alison, Hannah, Jonny, MarthaNari, Paul on 18 Jun 2015.
    • Photo: Paul Brack

      Paul Brack answered on 18 Jun 2015:

      I did a Master’s Degree in Chemistry with a Year in Industry, which took 5 years, and now I’m in the second year of a 3 and a half year PhD. I think university is great fun, and a great place to learn, not just about your subject, but also about people and how to work well with them.

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      Jonny Brooks-Bartlett answered on 18 Jun 2015:

      I started University in Southampton in 2007 and I studied maths there for 4 years until 2011.
      Then I worked at the Students’ Union at Southampton for one year until 2012. I was in charge of all of the sports clubs for that year and making sure people did exercise.
      Then I moved to Oxford and I’ve been at Oxford ever since.

      University was the best time of my life. I met so many new people and tried so many new things. I did drama, I did breakdancing and I also started American football there amongst other things. It’s not just about the studying but it’s also about teaching you to live life.

    • Photo: Alison Whitaker

      Alison Whitaker answered on 18 Jun 2015:

      I did three years at Salford University and then 13 months at TrinityLaban for my Masters degree. I also taught at London Metropolitan for a year. I really enjoyed University. 🙂

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      Martha Havenith answered on 18 Jun 2015:

      I went to uni for five years (plus 3 years of Ph.D.) and was super-lucky to be able to try different things, like psychology, maths, biology and some therapy-related stuff. I did my undergrad in Germany, which meant that you paid very low student fees and could mix up quite a few different courses. Once I’d decided that neuroscience was my thing, I went for an M.Sc. in the UK to catch up on some of the stuff I’d missed out on in my undergrad (like genetics).
      I definitely liked my time at uni. I learned a lot of good things (not least to work seriously on things even when they’re not what inspires you most at first). I wouldn’t miss it for the world, but I’ve enjoyed the time after the studies even more – even more freedom to decide exactly what you want to learn and get good at. 🙂

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