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Bournemouth University’s annual undergraduate research conference – Showcasing Undergraduate Research Excellence (SURE) – returns for a third year in March 2018
As well as giving students a supportive platform to showcase the quality of work they do, it gives others at BU an insight into the excellent research undertaken by our undergraduates. Not only is it a unique opportunity to further develop skills, prizes will also be available which include a fee waiver for a Master’s course at BU for the best overall contributor.
All undergraduate students at BU are eligible to apply, as are recent graduates. Examples of research could be anything from preparing for a dissertation or an essay to work carried out during a placement year to volunteering or work with academic societies. The key criteria is to be able to evidence critical thinking through the work. Please do encourage your students to apply.
How to apply
To apply to present at SURE 2018, students will need to submit an application form, which includes a 250 word abstract, to sure@bournemouth.ac.uk. Please read our ‘how to apply’ guidance first.
Abstracts will be accepted for oral or poster presentations. If a student would like to present your research through another medium – a film, art exhibition or performance – please contact sure@bournemouth.ac.uk initially.
The deadline for submitting abstracts has been extended Friday 12 January 2018.
Prizes
Best overall contribution – a fee waiver to any BU Master’s
Best original research via oral presentation – 4 x £350 funding (1 per Faculty) for students to attend and present their research at the British Conference of Undergraduate Research
Best poster, demonstration or art installation: 4 x £25 Amazon voucher (1 per Faculty)
Conference attendance
SURE 2018 will take place on Wednesday 7 March 2018. Registration for the conference will open in January 2018.
Staff and students from across BU are encouraged and welcome to attend.
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For any queries, please contact sure@bournemouth.ac.uk or visit www.bournemouth.ac.uk/SURE2018.