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Case studies

If you are considering applying for an undergraduate bursary, you might be interested to read what previous students got up to during their placements.

If you would like your project to appear on this page, please email urb@nuffieldfoundation.org

Click on the links below to read about your subject area:






Physical, Earth & Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Projects range from 'Probing the chemical evolution of the Universe' to 'The Lilliput Effect in the aftermath of the end-Permian mass extinction event'.






Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, and Sports & Exercise Sciences
This section looks at projects including one that investigates food-hoarding behaviour in birds, and another that observes the effects of exercise on dehydration in humans.






Computing and Mathematics
Includes a project on medical statistics and another on billiard trajectories. More projects will be posted soon.

Last Updated Wed, 15 October 2008