Robbie is in the final year of his PhD at The University of Oxford.
Grades and Achievements
Robbie achieved AAAAA grades in his Highers and AAAA grades in his Advanced Highers (Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Physics). Robbie has had various teaching/tutoring jobs and was been involved in various research projects while at university. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a 1st in his integrated Masters in Zoology.
Hobbies and Interests
I am an avid reader – I love many different genres of books, with a particular fondness for fantasy (in terms of fiction) and science textbooks (non-fiction). In my spare time I enjoy playing board/card/roleplaying games with my friends. I also play the piano and the bagpipes. I chose a degree in Zoology because of my love of animals and all their unique adaptations, and my favourite animal is an octopus. I am particularly interested in evolutionary developmental biology, specifically the evolution of the nervous system. However, I am fascinated by a large diversity of other topics from many different fields and love chatting with others about their research and interests in Chemistry, Physics, Geography, History, English – pretty much everything!
Ambitions
At the moment I am applying for PhD positions, with the aim of pursuing research on the neural developmental biology of less understood and more unusual animals.
