Final Year Research Projects 2012-13
Final Year Projects 2012-13
- All Life Sciences degree students* must do a final year project.
BSMS students on an intercalated degree will be expected to select a project as described here.
The research work for your project will be carried out in the Autumn Term (field work may be carried out in the previous summer). You will give a presentation on your project work at the end of the Autumn term and submit your project report at the beginning of the Spring Term.
* Except Human Sciences who may choose to do a final year project as an option.
- In general a research project involves testing a hypothesis or analysing a research question. Projects can include:
- Experimental work e.g. field work, data collection, lab-based research,
- Analysis of existing data e.g. bioinformatics, data mining, population/behaviour analysis,
- Extraction and analysis of data and information from published literature.
- Project titles and descriptions are available below at PDF files covering the main research subject areas of the School (excluding Chemistry):
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Subject Area (including Drug Discovery and BSMS project titles)
- Evolution, Behaviour and Environment Subject Area
- Genome, Damage and Stability Subject Area
- Neuroscience Subject Area (including Psychology project titles)
What to do next?
For guidance when choosing a project please view the following PowerPoint presentation. Afterwards you will need to download and complete the project choice form.
- Read the list of projects available and decide which ones you wish to investigate further.
- Check that you meet any requirements for projects you are interested in.
- Make appointments to talk to the project supervisors and get their signatures (sandwich students may make contact by email).
- Decide on your six preferred project supervisors and rank them in order of preference.
Fill out the choice form and submit the document to the Life Sciences School Office by Thursday 3rd May 2012.