UROS Project Showcase 2018
Click on any of the project titles below to view the students’ reports on their projects and UROS experience. As well, you can also click on the corresponding...
September 19th, 2018
September 19th, 2018
Electrospinning with Fluorescein
By Sorcha Hulme // My project has changed much since its conception, as during the course of the research new facets for exploration were discovered, some with very...
September 19th, 2018
Density of Regulatory Interactions and the Dynamic Stability of Genetic Networks – a System’s Biology Approach.
By Michael Arsany // Every living cell each contains a sequence of DNA, which encodes all the information required for life, and all the structures and reactions of...
September 19th, 2018
A Study into Lameness in Sheep at Riseholme Farm
By Logan Newstead // My hopes after finishing my degree are to pursue a PhD and career in research, and so undertaking a UROS project has been invaluable...
September 19th, 2018
Characterising the Effects of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms on the Structure and Function of AdipoR1.
By Peter Fell // Over the summer of 2018 I was given the incredible chance to undertake the UROS project, which allowed me to further my subject knowledge,...
September 19th, 2018
A Statistical Model of Hydrogen Bonding
By Tom Vale Hydrogen bonding is ubiquitous in nature. It is responsible for holding the helices of DNA to one another, holding water molecules together, holding polymers together,...
September 19th, 2018
Sequence Analysis of Violence in Forensic Youth Populations
By James Starritt // The UROS scheme represented an opportunity to undertake academic research into an area that I am passionate about. I have significant experience in working directly...
September 19th, 2018
Hybridisation Between Wolves and Dogs in Europe
By Thomas Jones // UROS has been an excellent opportunity, allowing me to hone my field-specific skills and other transferable skills, both of which will serve me well...
September 19th, 2018
The Effect of Soy Protein and Yeast on the Sensory Quality of Beef Meatballs.
By Sophie Bowers and Gabrielle Smith // When developing a new food product, it is important to not just focus on a single factor, but encompass all quality...
September 19th, 2018
Simulating Quantum Mechanics – The Ring Polymer Method
By Jago Whale // Abstract In light of the seemingly extremely counter-intuitive nature of quantum mechanics and the peculiar behaviour of quantum particles, it can be extremely difficult...
