Record attendance at BCUR

Eight students from the School of Earth and Environment formed part of the 34 strong delegation from the University of Leeds that attended this year’s British Conference of Undergraduate Research.

This year the conference was held at Manchester Metropolitan University, Business School.  Around 400 students attended from across the globe, with participants presenting their research as either a poster or oral presentation. 

This multi-disciplinary conference gives the students the opportunity to present their research in a professional, academic setting.  For many it was the first time they had talked about their research to an external audience and they all found it a really rewarding experience.  

Financial support was provided through the generous donation of alumni in the form of a Footsteps Fund Award.  The BCUR Footsteps Fund Project is a cross university event whose aim is to raise the profile of the conference across campus and encourage participation from all faculties.  A preview event is held which gives the students the opportunity to ‘practice’ before the main event.  This year the Preview Event was held in Chemistry.

Student delegates from the School of Earth and Environment were:
 

For more information about BCUR contact Katie Livesey on k.livesey(at)leeds.ac.uk or visit http://www.bcur.org/.