Sheffield is in a region of England called Southern Yorkshire and is the 7^th biggest city in the UK. It has always beeb a city of revolution and protest through the ages and is known for both its steel manufacturing and the friendliness of its people. In Sheffield you always have to be open for a friendly conversation with a stranger. And if you ask for help it will always be granted to you. You see the similarities to a certain school of wizards :-))

The University of Sheffield itself is just magnificent. In the whole city are departments of the university distributed. Every building itself has its own history and unique style, both modern and old architecture mixed. The university itself is worldwide on the ranking number 137 and well known for advances in the field of material science and biochemistry. Due to this fact, I decided to conduct research for my second bachelor's thesis at the University of Sheffield. My research is currently ongoing in the synthesis of functionalized magnetic nanoparticles. The research, especially in the field of inorganic chemistry, will be most useful for my PhD studies starting in November.