Kirill Batrakov

The Physics society is an incredible way to establish more personal connections for physics & astronomy students at UCL. Later, this can be extremely useful for future careers in many fields and just in general to find nice new people.

In my opinion, one of the most interesting events organized by society this year was academic talks by researchers. Unfortunately, this year there were not so many such events. I am running for an academic officer position to organize more such talks, as I believe they give a lot of inspiration for future careers in research and give a better understanding of what novel developments in science are.

This year, I was a part of the PandA Day organizational team, where I was responsible for the physics & astronomy exhibition. The exhibition included demonstrations, research posters, and memes. I was managing equipment provided by 5 different academics and a team of 5 student volunteers who helped to run the event. Hence, I have experience in organizing events.

Also, while searching for internships this year, I was getting in contact with many researchers both at UCL and outside. Thus, I am already familiar with how to find people and get in contact with them, which will be essential skills to invite people to give talks.

Finally, this year I was a treasurer of the UCL Comedy Club, so I already have experience working with the SU, and know its procedures, which will help me to be more efficient while working at the Physics Society next year.