Physics Research Project

Overview

Students will undertake a single research project within a Research Centre in the School or at an appropriate external organisation. Safety, risk assessment, and ethics training. Searching and evaluating scientific literature. Students will work full-time to complete all laboratory/computational results by the end of the first semester.

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to:

Plan, execute and report the results of an experiment or investigation, and compare critically with previous experiments or theory.

Exploit computer technology to analyse and present data

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding in a selected research topic in Physics, the current trends in this field, and developments at the frontiers of this subject

Generate research results or technical innovations which could be included in a scientific publication

Appreciate the importance of health and safety and scientific ethics, and perform a project risk assessment

Skills

Searching for and evaluating information from a range of sources. Communicating scientific concepts in a clear and concise manner both orally and in written form. Working independently and within a research group. Time management and the ability to meet deadlines.

Assessment

Safety/Risk Assessment must be passed.