It has been a time of endings and beginnings. It’s that time of year when we say goodbye to summer and hello to shorter days, falling leaves and cooler temperatures. It’s also that time of year when we say goodbye to one cohort of MRes students and hello to the new year’s cohort.
And this year in Britain it has also been a time to say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II and hello to King Charles III. It has all been a bit of a rollercoaster!
We’re celebrating good work completed, feeling sad that we won’t be seeing some people again, and feeling excited that we get to work with new people, all at the same time.
First the ending: final MRes assessments
Our MRes cohort of 2021-22 presented the results of their research projects at a symposium in early September. The students each gave a very short “flash” presentations, and discussed the details of their research in the poster session. It was great to see how the students had developed their research skills and independent ideas through projects in collaboration with industry.
Hear Chen talk about her work with her other supervisor Rupert Myers in the IMSE podcast episode Concrete Jungle
And we went out to celebrate their successful completion of the course and a lot of good scientific results!
That was the same evening when we heard the Queen had died… and so began 10 days of state protocol that very few people living in Britain have seen before. This marked the end of a reign and set up the beginning of a new one. And we were marking our own IMSE MRes endings and beginnings.
And now the beginning: new MRes students
Then it was time to greet a new group of students and introduce them to the IMSE experience… starting with a tour of South Kensington, an escape room game and pizza!
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