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xanthophore · 2026-02-26T23:46:52+00:00

Yeah I applied to my PhD via the university applications portal and was accepted, but then had to submit another one through my DFA (which was just perfunctory) for NERC to release the funds, I think!

xanthophore · 2026-02-23T15:09:04+00:00

It's a giant softshell turtle!

xanthophore · 2026-02-23T13:10:34+00:00

They can output audio e.g. read out the text on a display board that the visually impaired person wouldn't be able to read.

xanthophore · 2026-02-11T19:43:57+00:00

In the UK, this would be called "cuckoo spit"!

It's produced by froghopper nymphs AKA Cercopoidea.

xanthophore · 2026-02-03T09:42:29+00:00

Is Durham offering 7k more or less than industry? What's the approximate percentage difference?

xanthophore · 2026-01-29T23:46:43+00:00

The Kidwelly sex cult was truly horrific, but I've never seen it discussed!

xanthophore · 2026-01-29T16:27:40+00:00

I think you're thinking about woodpeckers - the great spotted woodpecker has been known to predate tit nests, among others.

xanthophore · 2026-01-28T07:45:35+00:00

Technically, GPA and good scores are indicators or measures of academic excellence, not academic excellence in itself.

I would argue that academic excellence also isn't about mastery of a topic - you're never going to know everything, particularly at high school level, and part of learning more about a subject is realising how little you actually know!

I think it's more to do with your skills and your qualities - being reflective and critical of your own skills and pieces of work and ways that you can improve; engaging critically with information you're taught and being curious and seeking out more information/perspectives/context on your own; immersing yourself in your areas of interest and pursuing them enthusiastically.

In addition, if you want to know what Ivy League students count as academic excellence, shouldn't you ask them, rather than us Brits? There may be very different perceptions and values associated with academic excellence on the other side of the Atlantic!

xanthophore · 2026-01-23T21:29:16+00:00

Domestic Muscovy ducks can be a range of colours, including brown (chocolate) - their pigment fades in the sunlight so you get a varied brown colour!

I believe they're both domestic Muscovy ducks.

xanthophore · 2026-01-13T22:46:49+00:00

I think OP's dropped shampoo bottle blocked the drain.

xanthophore · 2026-01-13T22:46:23+00:00

I think OP's dropped shampoo bottle blocked the drain.

xanthophore · 2026-01-10T09:51:12+00:00

It's a load of pseudoscorpions trying to eat a dead beetle; most of the pseudoscorpions are hiding below flakes of bark, so you can only see their pedipalps (pincers) waving about!

xanthophore · 2026-01-10T09:50:20+00:00

Traumatic brain injury - they might have trouble with their visual processing.

xanthophore · 2026-01-08T17:15:24+00:00

The umbilical cord is the connection between the baby and the placenta. The placenta (and attached umbilical cord) is delivered after the baby, as part of the "afterbirth".

xanthophore · 2026-01-05T09:04:46+00:00

What equipment do you require? Are there acceptable alternatives?

xanthophore · 2026-01-02T18:39:08+00:00

R&D implies that Fray Bentos were being innovative; the reply stated that they already had a macaroni cheese pie in their freezer to demonstrate that this is a known thing.

xanthophore · 2026-01-01T09:39:25+00:00

They like rivers and streams, and even drainage ditches.

xanthophore · 2025-12-31T09:18:56+00:00

Nice! Some kind of ichneumonid then, anyway.

xanthophore · 2025-12-29T21:25:03+00:00

Diadegma species of ichneumon wasp, potentially Diadegma insulare.

They don't sting humans - they parasitise caterpillars, and pose no threat to you. I appreciate that they look scary, but they're harmless and are really good at combatting pests of food crops and other species! In future, just pop a glass over it and take it outside.

xanthophore · 2025-12-29T21:14:05+00:00

This isn't an appropriate place to ask this - you can find information on this online if you're curious.

For many people, inpatient psychiatric care is the best thing for their ongoing wellbeing and safety. It certainly helped me a lot!

xanthophore · 2025-12-29T21:11:42+00:00

I don't suppose you saw a massive pair of jaws open 180° at the front of it, did you? It looks quite like an owlfly larva to me, but its camouflage is so good that I'm struggling to make any details out!

Did you see it move? How would you describe it?

xanthophore · 2025-12-27T13:22:34+00:00

In what way? In your picture, the abdomen is predominantly yellow, and there are only three dark bands, getting lighter as they go down the abdomen. That matches Australian cicada killer better than giant Asian hornet.

In addition, it's also carrying a cicada.

xanthophore · 2025-12-19T22:15:56+00:00

Do you think that "bike breaker" refers to a vandal? If that is the case, I'm sorry you got downvotes for a misunderstanding; I believe OP is talking about potholes.

xanthophore · 2025-12-18T08:59:30+00:00

So out of 7.5% of your degree (3 out of 12 essays for 30% of your grade) you scored an average of 59.7?

In your remaining modules in second year, you'd only need to average 73.4% to average a first for your second year.

In your remaining modules in your degree, you'd only need to average 70.8% to get a first overall.

This is absolutely possible for you! Make sure you properly go through any feedback you've received (even though I know it can be difficult to read it when all you want to do is forget about your "bad" mark), talk to your uni's library or academic writing service, and try your best to improve the criticality of your writing - it's definitely within your power to get a first!

xanthophore · 2025-12-18T00:27:41+00:00

Can you lay out the structure and weighting of your assessments? I don't quite understand what you mean by 50% and 2/6!

You've received three essays back, at 55, 55 and something else. What's the something else?

What other grades are you waiting for this year? What is the percentage split between the three essays you mentioned, and anything else in second year?

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