Kiah gives us an insight into her placement at the University of Surrey. <\/p>\n
My name is Kiah, I have just completed my second year studying Physics with Astrophysics<\/a>, and this summer I am taking part in a SEPnet placement<\/a> starting Monday (28th<\/sup> June)!<\/p>\n This is a research project with the University of Surrey involving Dwarf Galaxies, their formations and how these give evidence of dark energy and matter. It is an eight-week placement, working alongside Noelia<\/a>, a lecturer and researcher at the University, together with her PhD student Alex.<\/p>\n I Specifically, I will be working with simulations to back trace stars within Dwarf Galaxies to discover their origins. I am extremely excited (and of course nervous) to be a part of a research team and immerse myself amongst something I have only ever studied before. I discovered SEPnet (Southeast Physics Network), through researching for placements myself at the start of my second year of university.<\/p>\n Later I engaged with meetings and discussions promoted by Anna Rye, SPS\u2019s employability officer, which gave amazing insight and knowledge on how to apply and what to expect from these placements \u2013 there is a massive variety to choose from, so I would recommend to anyone to investigate more! I believe this placement will be a perfect opportunity for me to gain experience and understand, to a greater depth, what is takes to be a scientist.<\/p>\n