Mois : juin 2020

Surprise package

Surprise package

Camille should be with us now for her MSc internship but her University in France cancelled her trip because of COVID-19. Today, it was a lovely surprise to receive a package from her! She sent french cookies and treats to the lab members even she 

Finally…

Finally…

Florent joined the lab just before the beginning of the pandemic and had to stay more than 2 months in lockdown. It was not the exciting international internship that he imagined! The University now authorizes students and interns to come few hours a week in 

Meeting with view

Meeting with view

The director of our Department decided to do the last meeting of the scholar year in the main campus for sanitary reasons. Nobody said no because the main campus is on the side of Mont-Bellevue – read my previous post here – and we have 

Hiking in Mont-Orford area

Hiking in Mont-Orford area

Yesterday, it was « hiking day »! The morning, we went for a walk in the Marais de la Rivière aux Cerises (Marsh of the Cherry River) in Magog and then stop by the Memphrémagog lake on the way back. We lunched on the border of the 

My thesis in 180 seconds

My thesis in 180 seconds

My thesis in 180 seconds (« Ma thèse en 180 secondes » in french) is an international science competition open to French-speaking PhD students from all over the world. Students present their research topic in three minutes and in French with simple terms for a lay and