Are student researchers ethical?

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The third edition of the Student Research Journal is in the works! The University of Bristol has many students that put out insightful research, and of course, with research, comes concerns over ethics. I interviewed three … Continue reading...

Oops, I forgot to get informed consent (Part One)

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It might seem obvious that people participating in research must agree to participate. This is what we call ‘informed consent’, where a participant is told of all the potential risks and benefits of participating, what being … Continue reading...

Meet the Student Fellows… Dan Anthony

Hey, I’m Dan, one of six new student fellows this year working with BILT. My main focus will be improving student research experiences and opportunities, especially for undergraduate students who can often feel restricted from engaging in wider academic life … Continue reading...

Celebrating and learning from the first Festival of Undergraduate Research

Student Fellow Rhona reflects on her experience of the recent Festival of Undergraduate Student Research.

Student research is important because it gives all students confidence in their abilities and approaches to their work and exposes many students to topics they

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Supporting Students as Researchers: flipped teaching

I began university like many other students, with little knowledge of what research is or the processes behind it. Yet, almost three years later, I graduated having conducted my own independent research project. This was a huge milestone in my … Continue reading...

Students as Researchers: BCUR Edition

In April, BILT were meant to take 30 students to Leeds to present their research projects at the British Conference for Undergraduate Research (BCUR). It would have been the first time Bristol University attended the conference and we had 30 … Continue reading...

The Civic University Online

A few months ago, I wrote a blogpost on urban spaces and the concept of the civic university. This topic is now reconsidered in the context a pandemic-affected world and has led me to ask some questions: what do … Continue reading...