I have loved reading all of your posts this summer, Alex, and especially love the beautiful pictures you added this time. I will be looking forward to your LiA blog posts next summer as you've set the bar quite high for yourself already!

I'm glad to hear that Laidlaw has given you a chance to work in the labs, and make mistakes, without the pressure of an assignment like normal class would. While it sounds like a frustrating journey, I hope its also been a rewarding one! You'll look back on this someday as a turning point I bet!

I really enjoyed reading this Alexandra. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, i think this is a really important thing to consider and talk about!

I will be really looking forward to the final results so don't forget to share them with me! For...academic reasons as well, of course!

I would be very interested in reading, "Who Serves the Best Chai in St Andrews?" if you ever decide to publish! I have to ask, who is the winner right now? I have my own opinions but I will keep them to myself for the moment as I admittedly haven't tried everywhere yet.

Great blog Leen, I really enjoyed it, and the photos especially really made me smile.

Lighthouse Books is one of my favourite bookshops in the world. I can't wait to read more about your journey, Risha!!

Hi Flavia, this definitely sounds like a challenging situation, but I am also proud of you for pushing through it and continuing in the right direction. You are far from useless, and not at all undeserving of being called a Laidlaw Scholar. I hope you can look back on your first week when the research period finishes and be proud of where you have come.

Know that Celina and I are always here for you if you need any extra support! Good luck this week!

Sounds like you are off to a great start! I have to admit, I have no idea what to expect from your final output - and that makes me really excited to see where this journey takes you, and learn about something that is a totally new concept for me!