NewsNewshttp://www.bcur.org/news/2013-04-24T14:40:35ZSquarespaceBCUR14 - University of Nottinghamhttp://www.bcur.org/news/2013/4/24/bcur14-university-of-nottingham.htmlEditor2013-04-24T14:39:59Z2013-04-24T14:39:59ZJoin us in Nottingham on 14th and 15th April for the fourth British Conference of Undergraduate Research.

]]>Winners of HEAcademy BCUR Poster Exhibitionhttp://www.bcur.org/news/2013/4/16/winners-of-heacademy-bcur-poster-exhibition.htmlEditor2013-04-16T21:19:48Z2013-04-16T21:19:48ZThis year the HEAcademy sponsored 5 prizes of £200 for the best poster at the conference. The winning students were:

Chantelle Bacchus, Reading
Ekaterina Legchenko, Cambridge
Shrehan Lynch, Bournemouth
Titilopemi Oladosu, Leeds
Vicky Sleight, Plymouth 

The quality of posters this year was extremely high but these students excelled in the quality of their research and fully deserve this accolade.

]]>BCUR13 draws to a closehttp://www.bcur.org/news/2013/4/16/bcur13-draws-to-a-close.htmlEditor2013-04-16T21:17:32Z2013-04-16T21:17:32ZThe third annual British Conference of Undergraduate Research has ended today. Over 200 delegates from 57 universities made the journey to Plymouth to see posters and presentations from up and coming undergraduate researchers. As ever, the quality of the work was outstanding. Many congratulations to everyone who took part! We will update the website soon with photos and videos from the conference.

]]>Host universities for BCUR14 and BCUR15 announcedhttp://www.bcur.org/news/2013/3/19/host-universities-for-bcur14-and-bcur15-announced.htmlEditor2013-03-19T20:21:58Z2013-03-19T20:21:58ZThe host university for BCUR14 will be the University of Nottingham in April 2014. The conference team will be led by Martin Luck, who is one of the pioneers of undergraduate research and one of the founding editors of the OUP undergraduate journal Bioscience Horizons. Nottingham is one of the leading research universities in the UK and will be an excellent venue for our next conference.

For BCUR15 we will be heading south again, this time to the University of Winchester. The conference team will be lead by Stephen Hall from the Faculty of Arts. Winchester has an excellent reputation for blending research and teaching in innovative ways. Its modern campus is in walking distance of historic Winchester and about half-an-hour by train from London. The dates are to be confirmed but will be in Spring 2015.

]]>Student winners at first Posters in Parliamenthttp://www.bcur.org/news/2013/1/18/student-winners-at-first-posters-in-parliament.htmlEditor2013-01-18T13:38:03Z2013-01-18T13:38:03Z

The first BCUR Posters in Parliament exhibition comes to an end today. On Wednesday, a panel of judges chaired by the Rt.Hon Ben Wallace, MP, and including Professor Mick Healey, Professor Phil Levy (Deputy CEO of the Higher Education Academy) and Sean Coughlan (BBC News Education Correspondent) judged a wide range of posters. The overall winner was Rebekah Simpson from Plymouth University, and Andy McWilliam from the University of Nottingham was Highly Commended. The judges thought that the overall standard of the posters and presentations was very high. At a reception hosted by the University of Central Lancashire, Sir Alan Langlands (CEO of HEFCE) presented the students with their certificates of achievement.

This has been quite a year for BCUR already --- and the best is yet to come with our third conference, which is taking place 15th-16th April. 

]]>BCUR Posters in Parliamenthttp://www.bcur.org/news/2013/1/14/bcur-posters-in-parliament.htmlEditor2013-01-14T11:43:15Z2013-01-14T11:43:15ZThis week, in a first for British undergraduate research, students from 10 universities will present their research at a special event in the Houses of Parliament. There will be an exhibition all week in the Upper Waiting Hall which is open to members of the public. On Wednesday afternoon, students will be at the their posters from about 2pm to talk about their research. A judging panel led by the Rt.Hon. Ben Wallace MP and including Sean Coughlan (BBC Education correspondant), Professor Mick Healey (University of Gloucestershire) and Professor Phillipa Levy (Deputy CEO of the Higher Education Academy) will talk to students and choose the best poster. At a reception later in the day Sir Alan Langlands (CEO of HEFCE) will present a prize to the students with the best posters.

This is a very significant step forward for the British Conference of Undergraduate Research. The event is inspired by the US Posters on the Hill, an annual showcase of undergraduate research from across America to the country's legislators and policy-makers. This event will bring British undergraduate research into the heart of Parliament.

There will be a full report plus photos next week. In the meantime, check our bcur twitter feed and hashtags #bcur and #postersinparliament for updates.

]]>BCUR13 CFP Deadline Extendedhttp://www.bcur.org/news/2012/11/12/bcur13-cfp-deadline-extended.htmlEditor2012-11-12T19:28:17Z2012-11-12T19:28:17ZThe deadline for abstracts for BCUR13 has been extended to the 7th January. To see the call for papers, just use the lefthand menu and follow the link for 'call for papers.'

]]>BCUR 2013 Call for Papers Openhttp://www.bcur.org/news/2012/10/12/bcur-2013-call-for-papers-open.htmlEditor2012-10-12T13:24:01Z2012-10-12T13:24:01ZThe Call for Papers for the BCUR 2013 confernece, to be held at Plymouth University on 15 and 16th April 2013 is now open. Click on the call for papers tab on the left hand menu to find full details on how to submit.

]]>BCUR12 Archivehttp://www.bcur.org/news/2012/9/26/bcur12-archive.htmlEditor2012-09-26T09:19:02Z2012-09-26T09:19:02ZA full archive from BCUR12 is now available - just click on the link on the lefthand menu titled BCUR12. The archive includes films of all the keynotes and many of the oral presentations.

]]>BCUR 13 Dates Confirmedhttp://www.bcur.org/news/2012/7/23/bcur-13-dates-confirmed.htmlEditor2012-07-23T16:45:00Z2012-07-23T16:45:00ZThe dates for the next British Conference of Undergraduate Research are confirmed as 15th and 16th April 2013. We look forward to seeing you next year!

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