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The Students as Researchers
Scheme gives YSJ students a paid opportunity to experience
research first-hand as research assistants. One of the aims is to
engage students and staff in collaborative research projects and to
provide opportunities for students to be participants in the
production of research. This might include being involved in
collecting data, analysing data and producing results, attending
conferences to present your findings. This video shows what you can
do as part of Students as Researchers projects.
Students have been involved in
projects across a wide range of subject areas, and some have worked
in less traditional research areas, developing teaching and
learning resources or working with the University Disability Team.
This Scheme has been running since 2006 and overall more than 200
students from across the University have already benefited from the
scheme. One of the students commented:
“I feel that I have gained key knowledge through a constant
dialogue with so many different people and the learning experience
felt like something that I have achieved on my own rather than
being told how things work. I now feel much more prepared for my
future career within society.”
Our aim is to build a community
of student researchers by on-going student collaboration and
support , and also through an annual Student Researcher Conference
that is organised and run by students themselves.
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