Alex wins the best speaker prize at the CLS PhD student retreat
The PhD Association of the College of Life Sciences at Dundee organized a retreat for the current 1st and 2nd year PhD students on Sept 10th-12th at Firbush, situated in the Scottish Highlands about 90 min by car from Dundee.
Approximately 40 students took part, presenting their work at either the oral or poster session. The participants voted Alexander von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, who works with Kei Sakamoto in the MRC-PPU, as the best speaker of the symposium.
Following the scientific sessions, everyone enjoyed outdoor activities, such as kayaking and hill walking in the beautiful Scottish countryside! The meeting, aimed at facilitating networking between PhD students in different subject areas was voted a big success from both the scientific and social standpoint.
Approximately 40 students took part, presenting their work at either the oral or poster session. The participants voted Alexander von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, who works with Kei Sakamoto in the MRC-PPU, as the best speaker of the symposium.
Following the scientific sessions, everyone enjoyed outdoor activities, such as kayaking and hill walking in the beautiful Scottish countryside! The meeting, aimed at facilitating networking between PhD students in different subject areas was voted a big success from both the scientific and social standpoint.