It has been almost a year since I managed to get up on the stage at the 21st EU Contest for Young Scientists in Paris, to be presented with the EIROforum CERN Prize. I still can't believe how I got there from a six week Nuffield Bursary project at the University of Sheffield, via the inaugural Big Bang Fair, and even less how I ended up getting a week-long all-expenses paid trip to the largest particle physics laboratory in the world this summer.

Third and final part of my EUCYS adventure here.

Realised halfway through writing the entry that it was ruh-heeeeally long, so I've split it into three parts (11/12 Sep, 13/14 Sep, 15/16 Sep).

So, I recently attended the EU Contest for Young Scientists in Paris. As you can see from the title it was, y'know, okay. This post will elaborate on tweets I posted while at EUCYS (from @courtney_cspark in case you're not already following). I was one of three UK representatives selected at the Big Bang Fair in March.

This entry will describe what I've done since the Big Bang Fair. I'll elaborate on certain aspects at a later date, since tomorrow I'm catching the train to Paris and the EUCYS and might not have access to the internet!

Today, I'm going to discuss the project I completed at the University of Sheffield last summer, funded by the Nuffield Bursary Scheme, as well as the Big Bang Fair, at which I exhibited said project.

Hi, I'm Courtney and this is my first post on YS Journal. I thought I'd start by saying how I got into physics in the first place. My story isn't as cool as being a child maths prodigy or having a crazy inventor relative who inculcated me with a love of science in addition to blowing up the garden shed, but hey!