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Rob, where did you go to university, and how long for?
Erm
I went to Manchester University to start with, and to do a bachelors degree. Erm
and
What did you study?
What did I study? What did I study? Microbiology. Erm
and then I went on to Salford, which is just next to Manchester; and there I studied parasitology for a masters degree; and then I went off to for three years to Giesen University, and there I did my doctorate.
So three separate universities.
Yep.
Tell us about life in the er..the English university. Wha..what was the routine like? Was there a routine?
No, not really.
So what did you do
what did you do when you werent studying?
Erm
sleeping, drinking. Erm..life is..is..is not very routine at a..at an English university. Its relatively intense study, and relatively intense play.
But you have your organised classes.
You have organised classes, and as a biologist, yeah, theres a lot of erm.. lecture time per day
in that sense its a routine. But its relatively flexible in that you dont have to sign in to courses. If you miss a lecture, it doesnt really matter you can borrow notes from other people. And people quite often miss relatively large sections of courses . An
You dont need to cover that much
erm
you have the information from other people, and you can
you can still have a lot of fun you do...you can miss lectures in the morning, or.. miss a couple in the afternoon
its fairly flexible.
So before exams you would study intensely.
Yes.
And not go out at all. And is..was
Well we would study intensely, I didnt say we wouldnt go out at all!
Was the nightlife good in Manchester?
Man..Manchester nightlife is very good. There are three universities in Manchester City, and theres Salford University just nearby. There
there were at that time about 60, 70 thousand students in Manchester.
Thats a lot.
So, a very good nightlife, yes.
Are you still in touch with friends from university?
Some; not very many. Erm
Im still in touch with two or three people from those days
erm.
Were there many foreign students studying there when you were there?
In biology no, not really. In the languages departments..erm..arts, yes. But..erm.. in sciences, relatively few.
Hmm..ok. If you could go back to your university days, would you change any of your decisions about that time in your life?
I would not change what I studied. I would probably be more active. I would do more sports, and spend more time meeting women, frankly.
More time meeting women and maybe less drinking.
No, I didnt say that!
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