By Audrey Kelly Nyoni What a journey it has been! Looking back to my first day in this Honours degree, everything feels so much clearer now. Initially, the thought of two weeks of general techniques, followed by three weeks of stream-based practicals, twelve intense weeks of modules, and a demanding exam week, I was honestly…

By Amy Stubbs This year felt like going to the optometrist and realizing I’d needed to get an updatedprescription. Things started out looking murky and formless, where I wasn’t able to see muchpast a few metres in front of me. However, slowly along the course of the year, things started tobecome clearer. An issue that…

By Erin Layne Fischer Honours has been an eye-opening year. As someone who left her undergraduate years lookin forward to beginning work that veers away from rote learning and testing, I am excited by the prospects of research and contributing to the field of science. I feel that, especially with beginning the research project aspect…

by Lola Lee Entering a new academic space was a daunting experience. I kept thinking to myself how on earth I was somehow going to go from an undergraduate to being a fully capable and knowledgeable scientist. The thought alone could make me undermine myself to a point where I doubted this was the environment…

by Jae Eun Park For me, playing piano was more about the destination than the journey. A successful talent show performance, a fruitful piano exam, delighted applause from my grandparents. It was never about the many hours of practice, whether productive or frustrating. Writing was similar. It was never about the perfect MeSH terms, the…

By Maxene Rich I entered this year coming into a completely new environment being away from home and living with other people for the first time, making new friends, and starting a degree in a field I had not majored in during my undergraduate studies. Although this might seem quite terrifying for most people, I…

By Enya Steyn What a journey it has been!  My year started with a mix of fear and excitement. During undergrad, people often said that honours is something to be feared- and to some extent, they were right. But thankfully, it got better. At first, I was overwhelmed with imposter syndrome. I kept thinking, “…

By Zinhle Radebe When I received my acceptance into the Honours program, I was very happy; it felt like a dream finally coming true. I had prayed and worked so hard for this opportunity, and I was excited to begin the journey I had always hoped for. However, the excitement quickly gave way to doubt.…