Need some dissertation inspiration or motivation?
With graduation season upon us we thought this would be the perfect opportunity to reflect on all of the hard work and important research that students have done throughout the year with most students culminating this work in a final dissertation project.
Now when we say dissertations maybe you think of stress, hours in the library, and failed experiments. But despite this classic mental image of thick dissertation books collecting dust in a supervisor’s office, UCL undergraduate students have been conducting some fascinating and diverse research that we thought would be really interesting to share a spotlight on and also to make the world of dissertations seem less intimidating and more within your reach.
Hopefully, by the end of this series, those of you who’ll have to start your dissertations can feel inspired and take away some advice for your own research. In this episode, we’re speaking to students across Biological Sciences and Biomedical Sciences.
Find the timestamps below for each interview if there’s a particular topic you’re interested in. We’ve also included our interviewees’ Linkedins if you want to connect or find out more.
00:53 Madeleine Hjelt, 3rd Year BSc Biomedical Sciences - A targeted mutation screen reveals asymmetry changes in the developing zebrafish habenula
(https://www.linkedin.com/in/madeleine-hjelt-b80335286/)
10:31 Grace Birkett, 4th Year MSci Biological Sciences (Genetics) - Gene regulatory networks at sea urchin metamorphosis
(https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-birkett-629997222/)
20:53 Nirvan Marathe, 4th Year MSci Biological Sciences (Genetics) - Investigating the impact of prostaglandins on brain ageing and regeneration
(https://www.linkedin.com/in/nirvan-m-4284b7150/)
Interviewers:
Sarah Gu
Madeline Ross
Editors:
Madeline Ross
Sarah Gu
Director:
Sarah Gu
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