I studied Mathematics at the University of Manchester, during which time, I became particularly interested in probability and statistics. Confident that I wanted to continue my education in these areas, and with the prospect of applying for a PhD being a possibility for my future, I decided to apply for the summer internship at STOR-i, which I completed after the second year of my degree. The internship gave me a clearer picture of the work involved when completing a PhD and enabled me to observe the day-to-day life of a student at STOR-i in particular. Following my bachelor’s degree at Manchester, I wanted to continue my education and so completed a Master’s in Statistics at Lancaster University. It was during this year that I decided for certain that I wanted to pursure a PhD and consequently applied to STOR-i.