Welcome back everyone. We’ve got a fun one for you today…ever been interested in what Biomedical Engineering (BME) is all about? Today we’re gonna demystify it’s mysteries with a slightly bias-I mean fun-overview! Ready? Let’s go! Ok, ✨propoganda time✨! Of course Basil are going to walk you through other important information for choosing your specialisation….at…Continue Reading Shamelessly Selling You BME 😍🧬🦾
Holding on to my femininity in a male-dominated field: A guide to staying true to yourself
Omg you’re back… This post is quite a special one and is about a topic that has never been brought up on here before, but I think is deeply important to discuss,🌟 the importance of embracing femininity in engineering! 🌟 Throughout my journey so far, one of the key lessons that has truly helped me…Continue Reading Holding on to my femininity in a male-dominated field: A guide to staying true to yourself
To or not to Civil?
Hello again and welcome back to my second post!!! In my first post, I explained what civil engineering is all about, the different subfields within it, and the difference between civil and structural (which you should totally check out the structural blog if you haven’t already!) From my first post, I hope you got a…Continue Reading To or not to Civil?
Software Engineers vs AI: Who Will Win?
You might have seen videos of OpenAI’s latest GPT-5 model and all the impressive things it can do when it comes to coding: creating a fluid dynamics simulation, a 3D racing game or even a basic working Photoshop clone. That leaves the question on the mind of every software engineering student, and anyone considering studying…Continue Reading Software Engineers vs AI: Who Will Win?
Tron Explained: Who is Jack and what is he trading??
“A mechatronics engineer is the jack of all trades and master of none.” – a lot of people As someone who knows jack about trades and has mastered nothing, that phrase might very well be true. Welcome back to the blog, dawgs 👋🌲 I’m still Arren, my licked-batteries-count is still four, and you’re seemingly still…Continue Reading Tron Explained: Who is Jack and what is he trading??
The “I” Word…
These 800 internship hours are a combination of general and sub-professional work. General work involves working with trade skills and engineering processes directly, like working with machining tools. Sub-professional work is about your responsibilities as an engineer, such as work within a consultancy. You can choose to do fully general work, fully sub-professional work or a combination of both, so you won’t be penalised if you don’t like getting your hands too dirty (or you like getting your hands really dirty!)…Continue Reading The “I” Word…
From Chasing Bananas to Chugging RedBulls: A Clubs Exposé
Have you ever chased a banana around the CBD to win cash?💸 Communally chugged Red Bull🥤 before performing for 600 people? Enjoyed bougie Bivacco cocktails and pizza🍕 for free? Well then, you have truly been missing out on the eNgiNeErinG ExPeriEnCe!💫 This year, I have embraced all the university-exclusive opportunities out there… with NO REGRETS!…Continue Reading From Chasing Bananas to Chugging RedBulls: A Clubs Exposé
Field Trip Frenzy: My Epic EngSci Adventure to Taupō and Rotorua 🚍🔥
👋 So, a random start, but I asked ChatGPT to read my draft blog and select the music that vibes the best with it. It chose the music u have below :). Feel free to listen to this while reading my blog 😀 If you read my last blog on how I ended up choosing…Continue Reading Field Trip Frenzy: My Epic EngSci Adventure to Taupō and Rotorua 🚍🔥
The Bark Don’t Match the Bite
Perspective Since the purpose of the Part II student blog is to help first years choose their specializations, the focus has largely been on the courses taken in their respective specializations. But I believe that only tells one side of the story. There are many aspects of the Engineering lifestyle that we overlook, and in…Continue Reading The Bark Don’t Match the Bite
Int*rnsh*ps & Selecting Specs: Killing Two Birds with One Stone EARLY & EASILY 😉
~HEY PART 1s!~ Opps, I’m sorry – I didn’t mean to scare you with those rather large…and fRiGhtEniNg…words in the title, especially on the first blog of the year 😃😅! But, I have a rather urgent matter to discuss with you. Rather than introducing each specialisation and telling you exactly what BME is right off…Continue Reading Int*rnsh*ps & Selecting Specs: Killing Two Birds with One Stone EARLY & EASILY 😉