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Student Research in the Biosciences: "Why?" and "How?"

Wednesday 22 October 2008

Nottingham University: Centre for Integrative Learning, Room 105/106, Level 1, Hallward Library, University Park Campus, Nottingham, NG7 2RD.

In October 2008 the Centre for Bioscience published a learning and teaching practice guide on final year projects in the biosciences, the third in our Teaching Bioscience: Enhancing Learning series, Student Research Projects: Guidance on practice in the Biosciences. During the day delegates had an opportunity to hear from its author, Martin Luck (University of Nottingham) and several bioscience case study contributors.

Programme
 
10.00 Registration and refreshments
10.20 Welcome and introductions
Jackie Wilson, Centre for Bioscience
10.30 Keynote: Student research projects: What's in it for them? What's in it for us?
Martin Luck, University of Nottingham
 
Case studies of final year project provision:
11.00 Commercial projects for final year bioscience students
Anne Tierney, University of Glasgow

Student Ashley Rowatt will provide a student's perspective on the commercial projects
11.40 Refreshments
11.55 Final year research projects in communicating science
Dan Lloyd, University of Kent
12.20 Implementing the Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme (UAS) as a final-year project option
Martin Broadley, University of Nottingham
12.45 Break and lunch
13.45 Facilitated group discussion on issues surrounding student research
Led by Martin Luck, University of Nottingham and Brian Martin, University of Birmingham
14.45 Refreshments
15.00 Swapshop session: short informal contributions from delegates Included:
16.00 Reflections on the event from Dan Lloyd, University of Kent

Summary of the day (links to a report in pdf format)

Publications

Student Research Projects: Guidance on Practice in the Biosciences (link to accompanying website)

Resource list from the event

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