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I am genuinely in disbelief. All the clichés are true: It really does feel like it was just yesterday that I started university. Just like that, four years have gone by. The first question that came to my mind was,
Read moreAs part of the final year of the Master of Engineering course, we have to undertake a final year project, known by the University of Southampton as the “Group Design Project” or GDP. The GDP is basically a project
Read moreImagine that one day, you decided to be slightly adventurous and decided to spontaneously dine at a new restaurant. While you were reading the menu, the restaurant’s two chefs somehow decided to introduce themselves to you. One of them is
Read moreThere are many people who would argue that our generation has it all, and we are not as appreciative as we should. They would claim that we ‘Millennials’ are effectively pampered too much for our own good. Some would even
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I have to admit, this academic year has been truly busy. Thank God then for the winter break, where a couple of us planned for a German-Austrian road trip. I am someone who really loves good scenic locations. And really,
Read moreI was speaking to a couple of friends who are currently employed as engineers. One thing that they told me was that one does not necessarily apply everything one has learnt from one’s engineering degree. To a large extent, a
Read moreWhen we read about military leaders, there are a few stereotypes that we will generally find: The smart and shrewd strategist who always thinks many steps ahead of his opponent. The cold and efficient leader who follows established military
Read moreI enjoy working in very performance-oriented environments. The work in such places is generally high impact and wide reaching, while being very fast paced at the same time. In short, it exactly ticks all the check boxes that are normally
Read moreWhen I was a kid, I wanted to be a grown up as fast as possible. I did not want to stay at the kid’s table in dinner parties – I wanted to be a “big boy” and joined the
Read moreI believe that time at university is the best time for self-discovery. For many, change is accepted to be a good thing. So when we meet new people, do new things, go to new places, we adopt new lifestyle choices
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