Seven聽undergraduates from 天美传媒 have shared their research at the annual聽, hosted by the University of Sheffield.聽This follows BU鈥檚聽successful hosting of the conference in 2017.聽Around 600 students presented their research as part of the conference.
Atanas Nikolaev, who won a funded place at BCUR, after taking part in SURE 鈥� BU鈥檚 undergraduate research conference 鈥� presented his research on an ethnographic study of embodied experiences of women at leisure centres.聽He commented:
鈥淭he most interesting aspect of the conference聽for me was the opportunity to engage with like-minded people across various scientific fields. It was a great way to get exposure for my research project and be challenged聽by ideas that could potentially lead to future developments. BCUR was a great way聽to learn about research that was of interest to me and to potentially build lasting relationships with young researchers from across the country.鈥�
Bethan Stephenson, a student from the Faculty of Media and Communication and聽studying English, presented a piece of research entitled 鈥楾he changing space of Warwick County Museum鈥� which challenges notions of memory and how historic accounts are valued.聽She said:
鈥淚 really enjoyed the experience of attending the British Conference of Undergraduate Research (BCUR) at Sheffield University, and found it very illuminating. I got there not really knowing what the conference fully entailed, and so was very pleasantly surprised. As a final year student, I鈥檝e been recently contemplating post-graduation options, and the introduction to BCUR was incredibly informative. They discussed the importance of research-based careers, and the opportunities this can lead to. I鈥檝e always loved research, and have multiple fields that I鈥檓 passionate about, and so I really feel like this introductory talk helped confirm my desire to undertake a masters, and possibly a PhD, in the future鈥�.
Other BU students taking part included:
- Charlie Simmons, a Business Studies Marketing student presenting聽research on聽digital immersion and the streaming of e-sports,
- Tereza Paskova, a final year Tourism student presented on emotional intelligence as a tool in customer satisfaction in tourism/hospitality settings,
- Isobel Hunt, a Faculty of Science and Technology student studying Psychology presenting on consumer decision making and trust for online restaurant reviews,
- Scott Wilkes who is studying Sport Development and Coaching Sciences and聽presented his research on the effects of stammering on social participation in sport among young people.
Student involvement in BCUR and Posters in Parliament has been made possible thanks to support from BU鈥檚聽Centre for Excellence in Learning.聽 Both of these opportunities and BU鈥檚 internal undergraduate research conference 鈥撀�SURE聽鈥� are excellent opportunities for students to engage with the research process and make real world connections to further the impact of their research.聽 For more information about these initiatives, contact聽Dr Mary Beth Gouthro.
