I arrived at 9am and set up my laptop in the office. The morning consisted of preparing samples and running GPC/NMR/DLS analysis. At 11am, I often had coffee and cake with other students/PhD students. After lunch, I would put on the polymerisation reactions that would take overnight to complete. Once lab work was finished, I would sit at my desk in the office and analyse data e.g., make graphs, write up reports. Home time was about 3:30-4pm each day.