UROS projects:2021

Engel Conditions in Branch Groups

By Thomas Smith // This project sought to uncover the Engel conditions within the so-called ‘Twisted Twin of the Grigorchuk Group’. Mathematical groups can be understood as a...

Quantifying Ambiguity in Mathematical Word Problems in French and English

By Margaret-Ann Withington // The project focussed on an article which took a total of 105 subjects and gave them a range of Mathematics questions. The questions originally...

Distant Music: Uncovering the Music Collections of Lincoln Cathedral Library

By Megan Lomas & Valerie Arindra // The cathedral is one of, if not the most notable of Lincoln’s landmarks, geographically, culturally and historically. And music is no...

PVD coatings for manufacturing of smart glass

By Melanie Randall-Evans // The world is ending. At least it seems that way; almost 1 million species are at risk of extinction in the near future [1],...

GATA1 Expression in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPNs)

By Vinuja Premakumar // Did you know that Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are types of blood cancers which arise because of abnormal changes (mutations) in the DNA of bone...

Palaeofire record of Lincolnshire in the late Holocene

By Christopher-Anthony Pugh // Will there be a future for our natural landscapes and life itself on Earth? My project focuses on palaeofire within Lincolnshire in the late...

Assessing the Effects of Human-Swan Interactions on Swan Behaviour

By Josephine Woolston & Mae Stanley // Mute swans residing in urban areas are often exposed to supplementary, unnatural food fed by humans. Though foodstuff such as bread...

Urban Ecosystem Services: Aboveground Vegetation Carbon Storage on Brayford Pool Campus

By Ziyi Low // Greenery is recognised as an important part of urban landscapes, particularly for its benefits to our mental health [1], as well as its role...