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The primary aim of BIOL0041 is to enable students to gain a supervised, hands on, extended experience of research currently being undertaken in the Department of GEE (UCL) or affiliated institutions. BIOL0041 provides the opportunity to undertake an individual research project of 18 weeks duration, under supervision. The extended period of time that students have for BIOL0041 enables them to focus on their research questions, develop methods and carry out refined and complex research. It will also provide students with real-life experiences of research environments. Projects can be based on experimental research field work, theoretical and/or data analysis.

Learning Objectives

You will develop skills in experimental design, framing of research questions, planning the details and methods to answer the research questions and where relevant, the planning of details and implementation of practical work. You will also be expected to interpret your results and discuss these in the context of other published findings by surveying relevant scientific literature. You will also receive guidance on how to design experiments to test particular hypotheses, analyse results using statistics, and how to write up your research in the style of a Masters level dissertation. You will be supported in how to present your project’s findings in both written and oral form and guided on how to organise your time in order to carry out and analyse your experiments within an 18-week period. The specific skills acquired will of course depend on the precise nature of your project. This module includes 2 lectures, one is an introduction and one is on ‘how to write up your project’.

Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýPlease note that you will be asked to indicate your preferred project titles from the list provided by the Project Tutor. Please note that the offeredÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìýtitles of projects to run in Year 4 will beÌýcirculated in the spring term of Year 3. Students will select three preferred projects via a webform and may meet with the supervisors prior to your selectionsÌýto discuss the details. This will assist you in establishing your preferences. Individual projects willÌýbe allocated with theÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìýagreement of the potential supervisor and the Project Tutor.