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Isinglass Restaurant

 Isinglass – “a substance obtained from the dried swim bladders of fish. It is a form of collagen used mainly for the clarification of wine and beer. It can also be cooked into a paste for specialized gluing purposes.” (Thanks Wiki!) It is also a very nice Restaurant in Urmston that uses locally sourced seasonal [...]

Brussel…sprouts!

What an amazing day in Brussels visiting an MEP in the European Commission, the UK representative to the EU, FORATOM and the NWDA. A complete circle of knowledge and contacts, thanks Susie!

Secondment 1

I am about to finish my first Nucleargraduates 8 month secondment. This seems a good time to reflect on my time in West Cumbria and on my first 8 months on the Nucleargraduates scheme, where my work has been focused on decommissioning.

It all started back in September with the Nucleargraduates Cohort 3 ‘development training [...]

Structure Vision, Daresbury

For my third Footprints placement I worked in a SME called Structure Vision in Daresbury.  They are a software engineering company that use a a mathematical modelling software that they have developed called ‘NuPlant.’  It is used to provide a variety of options for the dismantling of nuclear power plants in order to minimise costs, minimise the amount of time [...]

Cohort 2 Footprints Day in Liverpool

I had a fantastic couple of Footprint days in Liverpool, back in February now. Originally from ‘The Wirral’ and having not been back to Liverpool  in the past couple of years, it was fantastic to see the transformation that has taken place in the city centre. Speaking to people from The Merseyside Partnership is was plain [...]

Fame and Fortune

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Liverpool Photos

Free Words

Graduates are creative about the Olympics 2012

Caithness Youth Conference 2009

On 14th September, myself and Jim attended the Caithness Youth Conference 2009 in order to gain an understanding of the local area and the thoughts of local young people. This fitted well with the CSR I had undertaken in Cumbria when I had helped organise a similar event.

Regeneration

My CSR whilst placed at Dounreay has been assisting with the planning of the new Engineering building that is to be built in Thurso at the University for the Highlands and Islands. Part of the funding for the building will come from the NDA as part of their commitment to prepare the area for the [...]

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