BMS FHS Part C projects

NDORMS provides opportunities for biomedical sciences masters students to perform their fourth year extended research projects in a thriving academic environment.

biomedical sciences FHS PART c extended research projects at NDORMS

As part of the biomedical sciences course, students may elect to perform a research-intensive fourth year masters course. This will enable them to gain experience in an academic research environment over the course of a 23 week project that they design and implement under the guidance of a supervisor.

Information for supervisors

As a supervisor of a biomedical sciences Part C extended research project you must be committed to supervise an in-depth project lasting 23 weeks. Please read the Guidance for Supervisors for more information. Note that fourth year students will have completed an FHS project in the second year of their studies.

Briefly, as a supervisor you must ensure that:

• You are eligible to supervise a research project (e.g. graduate students cannot supervise FHS students alone but can act as co-supervisor).
• The research project consists of original experiments and/or data analysis and is appropriate for the time frame.
• Access and training for equipment necessary for the project is provided.
• You (or someone you have delegated) can provide necessary support and guidance throughout the project and can meet regularly with the student.
• You are able to provide critical feedback of the student’s written report.
• You do not supervise/co-supervise more than 3 students at any given time.

For each student supervised, the supervisor’s department will be allocated a proportion of the T-JRAM associated with Year 4 of the student’s course. The exact amount will be determined by the Division during this academic year, but of the funding allocated, PIs are likely to receive between £3,000-£4,000. Supervisors will also be able to claim for the equivalent of 23 hours of tutorial teaching (£698.05 for 2023-24) from the student’s college.

Key dates for BIOmedical sciences FHS Part c extended research projects to start in 2025

October 2024: Potential NDORMS supervisors are contacted by the NDORMS director of undergraduate studies for expressions of interest in hosting students.

November 2024: Details of supervisors who are open to contact are posted here.

Hilary term 2025 (~March): Students begin to look for projects/supervisors.

Trinity term 2025 (June): Student submits Submission of Request to Seek Approval of a Research Project.

Michaelmas term 2025 (September): Project starts.

Trinity term 2026: Students submit the write-up of their project.

Information for students

NDORMS is a thriving research environment with a large team of researchers that has expertise in a broad range of areas, including orthopaedic surgery, inflammation, immunology, rheumatology, medical statistics, epidemiology, data science and clinical trials. Research spans discovery and translational science and as such is able to offer a breadth of research projects to biomedical sciences students within the department. If you are interested in developing a research topic within the department, please see below a list of supervisors that are able to facilitate a placement starting in Michaelmas term 2024.

supervisors available in ndorms for 2024

Any questions? Please contact Nick Ilott.