{"id":466,"date":"2020-09-24T16:08:52","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T15:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/helenadamson\/?p=466"},"modified":"2020-09-24T16:08:53","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T15:08:53","slug":"out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/helenadamson\/2020\/09\/24\/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Out with the old – In with the new"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Janet and I are sad when the MSc students have received their results and are saying au revoir. Some of them converted to part time because of Covid, but here’s what some of those who stayed to the end had to say:

“As a mature student, returning to study after such a long time away felt like a huge leap into the unknown, but it has been a fantastic experience and transformative in many ways. So thank you!” – Ray<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“You were helpful and compassionate – and not crap!” that was apparently a reference to previous experience, not being damned with faint praise. He qualified with “you were fantastic” – Anon please<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It has been a wonderful masters and I feel I have learned the skills and gained the knowledge in biodiversity conservation to a high standard, it has been so much fun and at last I am confident in statistical analysis thanks to you! The modules have been brilliant, your guidance in professionalism such as report writing and potential career paths has been fantastic. It’s been a fab year, I\u2019ve loved it! – Theo<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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