Uk Ug Research Progs July 2007

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UK BASED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAMMES

Alan Jenkins and Mick Healey

July 200

www.warwick.ac.uk/go/reinvention /ugresearch

Alan Jenkins ([email protected]) Reinvention Fellow for the Reinvention Centrefor Unergrauate Research! Universit" of #arwick an $%for &rookes Universit"www.warwick.ac.uk/go/reinvention ' Consultant for the igher ucation Acae*"' +isiting,rofessor -tafforshire Universit"

ick eale" (!"ealey#$l%s&ac&uk) irector of Centre for Active 0earning in 1eogra2h"3nviron*ent an Relate isci2lines3 Universit" of 1loucestershire

htt2!//www.glos.ac.uk/faculties/ehs/sciences/staff/*heale".cf*

Ackn%'led$e!en(! 4he 2rouction of this listing was su22orte b" Alan Jenkins5Fellowshi2 for the Reinvention Centre for Unergrauate Research at $%for &rookes an#arwick Universities.

4his listing escribes known U6 base 7unergrauate research8 2rogra**es.Co**ents an suggestions 9 2articularl" of other 2rogra**es not inclue here 9 arewelco*e. 4he listing is organise as follows!

A& De)ini(i%n and Sc%*e

B& Selec(ed Re)e+ences

C& P+%$+a!!es a( ,ns(i(u(i%nal -e.el

D& P+%$+a!!es a( De*a+(!en( -e.el

E& J%u+nals and S(uden( C%n)e+ences

/& O+$anisa(i%ns /undin$ and Su**%+(in$ Unde+$+adua(e Resea+c" T"eResea+c" C%uncils

G& O+$anisa(i%ns /undin$ and Su**%+(in$ Unde+$+adua(e Resea+c" O("e+Na(i%nal O+$anisa(i%ns

A DE/,N,T,ON AND SCOPE

74he research universities have often faile3 an continue to fail3 their unergrauate2o2ulations3 thousans of stuents grauate without seeing the worl : fa*ous 2rofessorsor tasting genuine research.;

&o"er Co**ission (3 ?)

7An Unergrauate Research $22ortunities ,rogra**e (UR$,) gives unergrauatesthe o22ortunit" to 2artici2ate in the research activities of the institution5s acae*ic staff

an 2ostgrauates. 4he *2erial College sche*e3 which is *oelle on that atassachusetts nstitute of 4echnolog" ... was starte in following a visit fro* the late,rofessor argaret ac+icar at 4.8

U6 &A- UBR1RAUA4 R-ARC ,R$1RA-! Alan Jenkins an ick eale" 1
http://www.warwick.ac.uk/go/reinventionmailto:[email protected]://www.warwick.ac.uk/go/reinventionmailto:[email protected]://www.glos.ac.uk/faculties/ehs/sciences/staff/mhealey.cfmhttp://www.warwick.ac.uk/go/reinventionmailto:[email protected]://www.warwick.ac.uk/go/reinventionmailto:[email protected]://www.glos.ac.uk/faculties/ehs/sciences/staff/mhealey.cfm


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Collier (3 ?=)

74he *essage for the (U6 Research) Councils is that vacation bursar" sche*es offerae:value in the 2ro*otion an su22ort of research careers3 2articularl" through!

1iving stuents a *ore realistic e%2erience of a research 2osition an research

e*2lo"*ent.

el2ing stuents *ake *ore infor*e career choices 9 even when the ecision is that

a research career oes not suit the*.

Creating an e%cite*ent aroun research careers in the stuent bo"3 when vacation

bursaries are seen as attractive an 2restigious o22ortunities.

otivating research staff with renewe enthusias* about research careers3 an

2roviing the* with o22ortunities to co**unicate this to a stuent auience.8,-RC +acation &ursar" 1oo ,ractice vent3 DnBove*ber DE

Unergrauate research5 is taken to be a for* of curriculu*/learning that is *ost strongl"base in U- higher eucation. 4here are variations to its for*. 4hese inclue!

unergrauate stuents learning through various for*s of research or inGuir"

base learning

often strongl" su22orte b" acae*ic staff an at ti*es on facult" research

2rojects

often in the su**er vacation or in se*ester breaks

at ti*es reware b" creit an at ti*es b" 2a"

at ti*es involve in a scholarl" an research base wa" with local co**unities.

$ften unergrauate research is for selecte stuents an is outsie the for*alinstitutional an e2art*ental curriculu*. owever there is now an increasing e*2hasisin so*e U- institutions to creit it an/or link *ore fir*l" with the *ainstrea*5 curriculu*.

As with research5 b" universit" staff (&rew3 D


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&rew3 A. (D?

Jenkins3 A (D) nGuiring *ins nee *ore than just teaching! Unergrauate researchcan transfor* the sector3 Times Higher ducation Supplement3 June


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6arukstis3 63 an lgren3 4 (D)Ho to design, implement, and sustain a research(supportive undergraduate curriculum) #ashington C! Council for UnergrauateResearch3 available at! htt2!//www.cur.org/2ublications/co*2eniu*.ht*l

6inkea3 J (e) (D?) *aluing and supporting undergraduate research3 +e $irections inTeaching and #earning=?3 -an Francisco! Josse" &ass

eer Revie(#inter DE) 4he*e issue! Unergrauate research! a 2ath toengage*ent3 achieve*ent3 an integration3 htt2!//www.aacu.org/2eerreview/2r:wiE/ine%.cf*

Reinvention Center (D) ntegrating research into unergrauate eucation! the valueae. Universit" of -ton" &rook3 4he Reinvention Center. #eb version of selecte2a2ers at! htt2!//www.sun"sb.eu/Reinventioncenter/ConferenceL/2roceeings.ht*

Reinvention Center3 Universit" of ia*i3 -electe U- web sites on unergrauateresearch htt2!//www.sun"sb.eu/Reinventioncenter/resunergra.ht*l

C PROGRAMMES AT ,NST,TUT,ONA- -E1E-

Ca!+id$e Uni.e+si(yhtt2!//www.eng.ca*.ac.uk/teaching/uro2s/ine%.ht*l&egun in DD as a su**er e%change 2rogra**e with 4 an fune b" theCa*brige 4 nstitute (htt2!//www.ca*brige:*it.org/ ) with D> Ca*brige stuentsgoing to 4 an an eGual nu*ber of 4 stuents going to Ca*brige across a variet" ofsubjects. 4he sche*e was localise in Ca*brige in D?3 an is now (D) establishein ngineering3 ,lant -cience3 1enetics3 Co*2uter -cience3 ,h"sics with the intention ofe%tening it across the Universit". t is o2en to first an secon "ear stuents atCa*brige. 4he focus is on the selecte stuents having a su**er 2lace*ent in aresearch grou2 (generall"


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,!*e+ial C%lle$e -%nd%n 3UK4htt2!//www?.i*2erial.ac.uk/uro24he Unergrauate Research $22ortunities ,rogra**e (UR$,) gives stuents thechance to take 2art in the activities of College research grou2s. Foune in 3 this isthe earliest e%a*2le of such a 2rogra**e in the U6 an was irectl" base on the 4sche*e. 4he sche*e focuses on stuents in "ear two an is often use to evelo2 ieasfor their final "ear issertation or 2roject. #hile *ost 2rojects are unertaken in thesu**er the" can also take 2lace in ter* ti*e. -tuents are aware bursaries for theirwork fro* a variet" of sources but *ost co**onl" fro* su2ervisors5 research funs3general e2art*ental funs or e%ternal funs such as the Buffiel Founation5sUnergrauate Research -cience &ursaries. 4he sche*e is also o2en to stuents fro*outsie *2erial. ?? stuents have 2artici2ate since . n DH:E3 ?D stuents2artici2ate of who* H were fro* *2erial (*ainl" su**er DE).ReferencesCollier3 6 () Research o22ortunities for unergrauates3 Studies in higher ducation3

D?(?)3 ?=:?HE

awksworth3 A an 6ingsbur"3 (DE) Unergrauate research o22ortunit" 2rogra**e3RCU6/igher ucation Acae*" Conference3 -ringing research and teaching togetherhtt2!//www.heacae*".ac.uk/research/art"nL6ingsbur".22t

Uni.e+si(y %) Gl%uces(e+s"i+ewww.glos.ac.uk/ceal/resources/casestuiesactivelearning/ine%.cf*4he Universit" has recentl" begun work with the Carnegie Acae*" for the -cholarshi2 of4eaching an 0earning (CA-40) 0eaershi2 ,rogra**e on Unergrauate Research(www.carnegiefounation.org/2rogra*s/sub.as2Mke"ND


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funing to 2rovie bursaries for no*inate stuents (u2 to


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co*2etitive awar in the su**er vacation before final "ear. 4he" are 2ai a ta% freesti2en of over


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For further etails an sa*2le issues3 see!htt2!//www.ucl.ac.uk/sts/chang/nicholsonLv/h2scDLessa"


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su22ort fro* the 1eogra2h"3 arth an nviron*ental -ciences -ubject Centre (1-htt2!//www.gees.ac.uk). 1eoverse 2ublishes the ver" best of original unergrauateresearch an scholarshi2 in 2h"sical an hu*an geogra2h". 4he ai*s of 1eoverse areto! allow stuents to 2ilot research writing skills in a su22ortive but rigorous environ*entof review an to enable high Gualit" unergrauate research to be accesse in the 2ublico*ain. Articles are reviewe b" a traine 2anel of 2ostgrauate stuents.

S(uden( C%n)e+ence %n C%nse+.a(i%n Sciencehtt2!//www.sccs:ca*.org/4he -tuent Conference on Conservation -cience is one of ver" few conservationconferences ai*e entirel" at stuents. t hel2s "oung conservation scientists gaine%2erience3 learn new ieas an *ake contacts that will be valuable for their futurecareers. $ver the 2ast "ears3 we have hoste elegates fro* over > countriesworlwie. ach a" the 2rogra**e starts with a 2lenar" lecture fro* a leaingconservation scientist3 an is followe b" aroun


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0"ne3 (DE) RCU6 +acation &ursaries3 RCU6/igher ucation Acae*" Conference3&ringing research an teaching togetherhtt2!//www.heacae*".ac.uk/research/anL0"ne.22t

0"ne3 (D) &ringing research an teaching together! a Research Council 2ers2ective3!nternational policies and practices for academic enquiry: An international colloquiumhel at arwell conference centre3 #inchester3 U63


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4he 4rust will consier a22lications for a grant towars the cost of expeditions which area22rove an su22orte b" a -cottish Universit". 4he e%2eition3 which *ust bear thena*e of the Universit" an co*2rise at least five unergrauates fro* that Universit"' it*ust have as its 2ur2ose the training of unergrauates in research techniGues throughthe iscover" of new knowlege. 4he e%2eition *ust have a coherent research2rogra**e an *ust be acco*2anie throughout b" a *e*ber of staff or so*eone ofeGual staning acce2table to the 4rust.

E5*e+i!en(al Psyc"%l%$y S%cie(y Unde+$+adua(e Resea+c" Bu+sa+ieshtt2!//www.e2s.ac.uk/grants/bursaries.ht*lhtt2!//www.e2s.ac.uk/grants/U1bursar"D.ho*e.2f4his sche*e finances a li*ite nu*ber of bursaries (H) to su22ort unergrauates in thesu**er vacation i**eiatel" 2rior to their final "ear. Awars are *ae to *e*bers of the-ociet" an 2rovies u2 to


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htt2!//www.nuffielfounation.org/go/grants/nsbur/2ageL weeks in the su**ervacation before their final "ear. 4here are elective grants for *eical3 ental anveterinar" science stuents. 4hese are s*all awars to enable *eical3 ental an

veterinar" science unergrauates to work on *icrobiological research 2rojects uringtheir elective 2erios.

Uni.e+si(ies /ede+a(i%n )%+ Ani!al 7el)a+e 3U/A74 1aca(i%n Sc"%la+s"i*shtt2!//www.ufaw.org.uk/o*e.ht*UFA# establishe the vacation scholarshi2 awar sche*e in ? to encourage stuentsto evelo2 an interest in ani*al welfare an to 2rovie the* with the o22ortunit" toconuct relevant research. A22lications are welco*e fro* unergrauates (or eGuivalent)in agricultural3 biological3 *eical3 veterinar" or Qoological sciences. -tuents *ust beregistere at a universit" or college in the &ritish sles. ,reference is given tounergrauates.

http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/go/grants/nsbur/page_412.htmlhttp://www.heacademy.ac.uk/research/Vicki_Hughes2.ppthttp://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~phjk/phjk-UROP.htmlhttp://www.rmets.org/education/scholarships/index.phphttp://www.sgm.org.uk/grants/vs.cfmhttp://www.ufaw.org.uk/Home.htmhttp://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/go/grants/nsbur/page_412.htmlhttp://www.heacademy.ac.uk/research/Vicki_Hughes2.ppthttp://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~phjk/phjk-UROP.htmlhttp://www.rmets.org/education/scholarships/index.phphttp://www.sgm.org.uk/grants/vs.cfmhttp://www.ufaw.org.uk/Home.htm


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7elc%!e T+us( 1aca(i%n Sc"%la+s"i*shtt2!//www.wellco*e.ac.uk/noeD

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