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Project Provider case studies
If you are considering supervising a student next year, you might find the following case studies useful. Many thanks to those who have agreed to have their projects featured on this page.
Project Provider: Babraham Institute
Where bursaries take place: Across the whole Institute
Supervisor for this case study: Dr Anne Corcoran
To read more about Anne's experience of supervising a Nuffield student, please click here.
For more information about the Babraham Institute, visit their website.
Rhiannon Watson from Ysgol Gyfun Gwyr, Swansea who took part in a bursary placement at Aberystwyth University in Summer 2007Project provider: Prifysgol Aberystwyth University
Where bursary placements take place: In the Departments and laboratories of the University at Aberystwyth (Biological, Rural, Physical, Psychological and Earth Sciences Departments) – plus some local fieldwork if appropriate.
How many years has the University been offering placements to Nuffield Science Bursary students? 5 years or possibly longer.
Website:www.aber.ac.uk/wpsi
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Professor Gange with his two school bursars in Summer 2008 - Charlotte Mykura and Alim ThawerProject provider: Professor Alan Gange, Royal Holloway, University of London
Where bursary placements take place: School of Biological Sciences
How many years has Professor Gange been offering placements to Nuffield Science Bursary students? 16 years and over 30 students.
Website: Professor Alan Gange's webpage
Click here to find out more about this project provider and links between the Undergraduate and Schools & Colleges Schemes.
Aisha Asra, Leicester High School for Girls, on her bursary placement at De Montfort University in Summer 2008.Project provider: De Montfort University
Where bursary placements take place: Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
How many years has De Montfort University offered placements to Nuffield Science Bursary students?
This is the first year that bursary placements have been offered in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at De Montfort University, although in previous years other departments at the University have offered placements.
Website: http: //www.dmu.ac.uk/faculties/hls/
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Amanda Morris, Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School, on her bursary placement at GSK in Summer 2003.Project provider: GlaxoSmithKline Research & Development (GSK)
Where bursary placements take place: Research sites at Harlow, Stevenage and Ware.
How many years has GSK offered placements to Nuffield Science Bursary students? From 1997 to date. Although we started with one student, the scheme has escalated rapidly and now runs at 20 to 25 students per year.
Website: www.gsk.com/education
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Tom Friend from Abingdon and Witney College on his bursary placement at Green Biologics Ltd. in Summer 2007.Project provider: Green Biologics Ltd
Where bursary placements take place: Green Biologics Ltd., Milton Park, Oxfordshire.
How many years have Green Biologics Ltd. offered placements to Nuffield Science Bursary students? 2
Website: www.greenbiologics.com
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Graeme Smith, Lingfield Notre Dame, on his bursary placement in Summer 2005 at Hampton Court Palace
Project provider: Historic Royal Palaces
Where bursary placements take place: Hampton Court Palace.
How many years have the Historic Royal Palaces offered placements to Nuffield Science Bursary students? 4.
Website: www.hrp.org.uk
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Priyanka Tharian, Norwich High School for Girls, on her bursary placement at the John Innes CentreProject provider: John Innes Centre
Where bursary placements take place: John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney Lane, Norwich, NR4 7UH.
How many years has the John Innes Centre offered placements to students? For 26 yrs (with Nuffield since 1997).
Website: www.jic.ac.uk/Nuffield
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Shaun Gupta, Ashmole School, on his bursary placement at NIMR in Summer 2006Project provider: National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR)
Where bursary placements take place: National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill.
How many years has the National Institute for Medical Research offered placements to Nuffield Science Bursary students?
Since the first year they were offered (approximately 1995).
Website:: www.nimr.mrc.ac.uk/schools/nuffield
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Lydia Arnold from Audenshaw School on her engineering bursary placement at the University of Salford Project provider: OpTIC with Ray Davies as the Project Mentor within the Photonics Academy at OpTIC.
Where bursary placements take place: OpTIC, St Asaph, North Wales.
How many years has OpTIC offered placements to Nuffield Science Bursary students? Ray Davies has provided bursary placements for the last 10 years in the Department of Physics at the University of Salford. Summer 2007 is the first year OpTIC will be offering placements.
Website: www.optictechnium.com
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Holly Batchelor, The Mary Erskine School, Edinburgh who took a bursary placement in the School of Physics at the University of Edinburgh.Project provider: University of Edinburgh
Where bursary placements take place: School of Physics and SCI-FUN, King’s Buildings, University of Edinburgh.
How many years has the School of Physics and SCI-FUN at the University of Edinburgh offered placements to Nuffield Science Bursary students?
3 years (2005 - 2007).
Website: www.scifun.ed.ac.uk/pp4ss
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Christina Moore from Farnborough Hill School on her bursary placement at the QinetiQ Engineering Training School in Summer 2006Project provider: QinetiQ
Where bursary placements take place: At a number of QinetiQ sites across the UK (including Malvern and the Kyle of Lochalsh in the Scottish Highlands), but they are usually concentrated at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire and Farnborough, Hampshire.
How many years has QinetiQ offered placements to Nuffield Science Bursary students? 4 years.
Website: www.qinetiq.com
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Last Updated Tue, 13 October 2009