Numerical Constraints on a Potential Embedded Exomoon in the J1407b Exoring
By Felicity Levett // Warning. The following is brutally honest. Firstly, how do I think my UROS went? Pretty bad. However, I learned a lot! A lot about...
September 19th, 2018
September 19th, 2018
Investigating the Effects of Ligand Exchange on CID Quantum Dots
By Ewan Pickersgill // QDs are semiconductor nanocrystals showing promise for optoelectronic, electronic, photovoltaic and biomedical applications because of their small size and the fact their band gap...
September 19th, 2018
Raising Educational Aspirations of Students from Deprived Backgrounds – An Evaluation of a Student-Mentoring Scheme
By Elena Gaschino // The educational under achievement of working-class boys remains a key public and policy challenge in the UK, fuelled by anxieties about the failure of...
September 19th, 2018
Influence of Lecture Start Times on the Sleep Behaviour of University Students.
By Carly Mann // My UROS research project was conducted to find out whether class start times influence student sleep behaviours the previous night, such as bed time,...
September 19th, 2018
Surface Scanning with High Throughput Computing
By Benjamin Kendrick // Suppose you want to run a simulation of the universe in its initial expansion. The explosion of the big bang is a random process...
September 19th, 2018
Acquisition of Pitch Identification Abilities in Autism Spectrum Conditions
By Ben Handysides // For many people, the phrase ‘autistic savant’ conjures up images from the iconic film ‘Rain Man’, of extraordinary talents such as calendar calculation, lightning...
September 19th, 2018
Precision Agriculture – A Key to Climate Change Resilience in Farming
By Bart Hill // How dry was your summer this year? Did it feel hotter than usual? This summer’s heatwave reached highs of 32.6 degrees Celsius and events...
September 19th, 2018
Exploring Young Women’s Fear of Terrorism and Attitudes Towards Extremism and Terrorism
By Amy Gibbons // This project attempts to explore how and why young women may experience fear towards terrorism and extremism differently to men, and to also explore...
September 19th, 2018
Developing Therapies for Migraine
By Alex Sharp // Taking part in UROS has given me the chance to work towards a therapy for migraine sufferers alongside a practicing academic. For my project,...
September 19th, 2018
Will Ash Dieback Alter the Future Direction of an Ancient Woodland?
By Abbie Edwards // Taking part in a summer research project has given me the experience I needed to decide whether a career in field research is for...
