STEM Research Projects

Contribute to a cutting-edge research group with a specialist project.

Programme dates	Sunday 7 July to Saturday 17 August 2024
Programme fee	£6,495 What's included We offer a 10% discount for early-bird applicants, International Partner Universities and Study Abroad student mobility partners (email bristol-summer@bristol.ac.uk if you are unsure about your status).
Credits	Upon successful completion of the programme students will receive 20 academic credits, suggested as equivalent to 10 ECTS or 5–6 US semester credits.
Early-bird applicaton ends	Friday 1 March 2024
Closing date for all applications	End of Thursday 23 May 2024 Places are extremely limited and offers for programme places are made on a first-come, first-served basis.

Who it's for

A wide variety of summer research projects is offered across our STEM faculties, suiting international students from a range of disciplines. This is a unique and exciting opportunity if you have ambitious postgraduate or career aspirations.

What you'll learn

This is an international summer school with a difference: you'll build your own research pathway under the supportive supervision of our world-class researchers while gaining academic credit. You'll develop your teamwork, clinical and scientific inquiry, scientific referencing, and presentation skills.

Research projects available in 2024

Medical projects

'Exploring the cellular and molecular mechanisms of transcranial ultrasound neuromodulation' with Dr Daniel Whitcomb Full - pending applicants' acceptance of offers made
'Characterising pathological signalling mechanisms in neurodegenerative disease' with Dr Daniel Whitcomb Full - pending applicants' acceptance of offers made

Life sciences projects

'Exploring the mechanisms of apathy syndrome using a translational mouse model' with Professor Emma Robinson Full - pending applicants' acceptance of offers made
'Circuit analysis of memory networks' with Professor Clea Warburton Full - pending applicants' acceptance of offers made
'Mesenchymal stem cells as clinical therapeutic agents' with Dr Karen Still Full - pending applicants' acceptance of offers made

Chemistry projects

'The biogeochemistry of soil and sedimentary materials explored using hyphenated mass spectrometric techniques' with Dr Ian Bull

Psychology projects

'Why are children "fussy"? Investigating the role of disgust' with Dr Anca Dobrescu Full - pending applicants' acceptance of offers made

For more detail and links to related academic journals and references on the above projects, please email bristol-summer@bristol.ac.uk.

Entry requirements

You must meet all of these requirements to be eligible for this summer school:

Study level	Currently studying at undergraduate level, with at least two years of a three-year degree or three years of a four-year degree completed by the start of the summer
Subject requirements	Studying a subject aligned to the chosen primary research project
Academic requirements	GPA equivalent to a minimum of 60% on the UK scale, C on the ECTS scale, or 3.0 on a 4.0 GPA scale
English language requirements	If English is not your first language, you need to meet our English language Profile E. You can view the tests and levels we accept by visiting our Profile E language requirements page and selecting the 'English Language Proficiency Tests' tab. For this programme, we also accept CET-4 scores of at least 550 and CET-6 scores of at least 520.
Age	18 or over