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Good day to you all once again! As the saying goes: “No Pain, No Gain” Between the lingering soreness in my calves and the sides of my gut from running yesterday, and either the ache in my stomach after missing dinner, or the dry grittiness of my throat, you could say I’m somewhat in pain. … Read more
Hello once again! Today (or rather, yesterday. I seem to have irresponsibly fell asleep) started off with our first visits to scientific establishments. I attended the department of materials science in the Imperial College. There we got to have a glimpse of their work into controlling growth of cells, their modification of said cells by … Read more
Hello again! The first day and official beginning of LIYSF 2018 was today and it was quite a bang to start us off with. It began with a delicious breakfast and an opening ceremony that was exciting and compelling. Also hot. The heat wave hasn’t discontinued and it got quite warm in my vest and … Read more
Hello readers! My name is Nikola Trotzuk and I will be your guide through what will be my journey as the representative candidate for UFV at LIYSF 2018! Today, or rather yesterday, my mind was an utter mess. Though I was completely packed with all travel arrangements made, I had never traveled by myself before, … Read more
Ekanki Chawla, Isabelle St. Martin and Nikola Trotzuk have successfully cleared the first hurdle and will now present a research topic of their choice to our Selection Panel. When: March 28, 2018– 4PM – 6PM (Q&A Period to Follow) Where: D213 Abbotsford Campus The successful candidate will be traveling (all expenses paid!) to the London … Read more
UFV will be sending one Science student to London, England, all expenses paid, to attend the annual London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF) July 25 to August 8, 2018. Past representatives have included: Tessa Webb & Perrin Waldock (2017), Vivienne Beard (2016), Kevin Kobes (2015), Etienne Dreyer (2014), Andrew Alexander (2013), and Timothy Richards (2012). … Read more
UFV will be sending one Science student to London, England, all expenses paid, to attend the annual London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF) July 25 to August 8, 2018. Past representatives have included: Tessa Webb & Perrin Waldock (2017), Vivienne Beard (2016), Kevin Kobes (2015), Etienne Dreyer (2014), Andrew Alexander (2013), and Timothy Richards (2012). … Read more
Come on out and support our LIYSF Candidates! Everyone is welcome! Rebecca Robertson, Perrin Waldock and Tessa Webb have successfully cleared the first hurdle and will now present a research topic of their choice to our Selection Panel. When: March 29, 2017 – 5PM – 7PM (Q&A Period to Follow) Where: D217 Abbotsford Campus The … Read more
London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF) July 26 to August 9, 2017 UFV will send one Science student to London, UK summer 2017 (all expenses paid) to attend the annual London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF) http://www.liysf.org.uk/ Past representatives have included: Timothy Richards (2012), Andrew Alexander (2013), Etienne Dreyer (2014), Kevin Kobes (2015) and Vivienne … Read more
57th LIYSF July 22nd – August 5th, 2015 UFV’s Faculty of Science is sending one science student, Kevin Kobes, to London for the highly revered London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF), where he will meet up with over 400 students from 60 participating countries. Kevin will be blogging this experience along the way at blogs.ufv.ca/science/category/trips/science-in-london/ … Read more