Looks like it’s that time of year again… So, you’ve decided to undertake a Biomedical and Life Sciences degree course and you’ve managed to survive the first year. The next biggest hurdle in your life is surely the dreaded BIOL387 – the biological sciences research project – your first step into truly independent research. From Read more about Tips for surviving your dissertation project – Rebecca Chatwin[…]
On the 28th of January this academic year 2018/2019, the Biomedical and Life Sciences department was delighted to welcome some Lancaster Alumni to talk to our students about their current profession and past experiences. These alumni were Hannah Semple (Research Scientist), Kate Anderton (Scientific Editor) and Hannah Fagg (Trainee Healthcare scientist in Genomic Counselling). I Read more about An Interview with Hannah Semple: Research Scientist at AstraZeneca – Rebecca Chatwin[…]
Supervisor and project title: Karen Wright- Investigating the effects of atypical cannabinoid O-1602 Why I chose this topic: Although you select the top areas you would like your dissertation to be related to, there is also a section in which you can put specific requests, I chose to request a topic relevant to cancer Read more about My Dissertation Experience – Josh Jenkinson[…]
Supervisor and project title: Professor Roger Pickup: Identification and characterisation of unknown bacteria from mobile phone screens using substrate utilisation analysis Why I chose this topic: I have always had a keen interest in the areas of microbiology and cell biology, so I knew I was going to list these topics as my first options Read more about My Dissertation Experience – Emily Clayton[…]