The day begins with a 9am- Cardiovascular lecture. Some commuters have already been up for hours, coffee in hand to brave the crisp morning air and sluggish city traffic, but I’m one of the [...]
So it’s your Leaving Cert year and you want to study Medicine at UCD, but on top of all the usual exams, you’ve also got to sit the HPAT? The HPAT is the bane of most aspiring medical [...]
I first heard about Barretstown through the UCD Paediatrics Society, who helpfully have regular posts when charities contact them looking for volunteers or helpers. I had vaguely heard of [...]
It’s trimester two, the last trimester (fingers crossed) of my undergraduate degree. I can taste the freedom but can’t help but feel there’s a lot of blood, sweat and hopefully not too many tears [...]
Life as a Zoologist: Research in Madagascar In the summer of 2015 I spent six weeks living in a remote camp in a patch of dry deciduous forest in North West Madagascar. There was no running [...]
After a year long hiatus from college (some may know it as a leave of absence) recently, I have found myself reflecting on the trials and tribulations that we face as penultimate and final year [...]
