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Summer Research Programme

King's College is a research-led institution with a commitment to advancements in healthcare through ambitious and innovative research projects. Our Biomedical Engineering Summer Research aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills required to participate actively in research and development. ​  

This is a rare opportunity for undergraduate students to explore becoming a researcher and solve real life problems, whilst preparing for the next phase of their education. Over this six-week period, students will work on an academic research project aligned with current research areas in the school of Biomedical Engineering, carrying out experiments to develop a solution to a pressing medical problem. During the programme, students will be based at St Thomas' Hospital

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Programme dates.

1 Jul - 9 Aug 2024 Applications open November 2023 Applications deadline 10 May 2024 Contact us Email address: [email protected] Phone: +44(0)20 7848 1533

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Over this six-week programme, students will work on an academic research project aligned with current research areas in the school, carrying out experiments to develop a solution to a pressing medical problem.

Students will take ownership of their research project by:

• Completing a literature review prior to the programme start
• Setting goals for the six-week period
• Designing an experimental strategy to achieve these goals
• Working independently under the supervision of an experienced project supervisor
• Embedding themselves into the host lab group
• Disseminating their work through a written report, an oral presentation and informal interactions with other researchers, following the approach used at scientific conferences
• Participating in weekly seminar on academic writing skills and other discipline-specific topics

All research projects are studied on campus in London.

Programme hours

Students will be expected to commit full-time to this course with a minimum of 35 hours for project work required in labs every week. There will also be 1-to-1 meetings with your project supervisor and lab group meetings scheduled across the six weeks.

Assessment and course outcome

The primary deliverables will be representative of those frequently used to disseminate academic research: Literature Review 20%; Scientific Paper 60%; Oral Presentation 20%.

Credit value

The Biomedical Engineering Summer Research module can be taken for credit towards degrees at other institutions and the module is examined to university standards. To receive credit for King's summer module, contact your home institution to ask them to award external credit. This module is equivalent to an undergraduate degree module and usually awarded 6-8 US credits or 15 ECTS.

Biomedical Engineering Research Programme

The projects allocated on this module will be aligned with the School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences’ current research areas, addressing unmet patient needs.

Students will be placed alongside lab group members working in similar research fields, and expected to fully participate in the life of the lab group. Students will receive guidance on new scientific techniques required for their experiments. 

Projects available

Project 1 Title: Development and evaluation of robot ablation catheter system for cardiac ablation therapy

Aims: The project aims to develop and evaluate a robotic ablation catheter system with a view to automate cardiac ablation procedures. Our team has already developed and partially tested a robotic system that converts a standard ablation catheter into a robotic system. The project will involve refining the design of the robotic system, implementing control algorithms and carrying out evaluation in partnership with the cardiology team at St. Thomas’ hospital.

Project 2 Title: Development and evaluation of robotic trans-septal puncture

Aims: The project aims to develop and evaluate a robotic trans-septal puncture system with a view to automate this procedure and potentially reduce the risks to the patient. Our team has already designed a system that converts a standard trans-septal puncture kit into a robotic system. The project will involve constructing the system using additive manufacturing, implementing control algorithms and carrying out evaluation in partnership with the cardiology team at St. Thomas’ hospital.

Project 3 Title: Development and evaluation of cardiac phantoms for cardiac ablation therapy simulation

Aims: The project aims to develop and evaluate novel cardiac phantoms that can be used for training cardiologists for ablation procedures. The phantoms will be designed using patient images and additive manufacturing.  Challenges include the use of flexible filaments for 3D printing, thermochromic paints for recording ablations, and simulation of electrical activity.

Project 4 Title: Development and evaluation of a low-cost high-temperature 3D printer for PEEK

Aims: The project aims to develop and evaluate a low-cost 3D printer for printing of custom bone replacement implants using PEEK. PEEK is a material that is in the same family of materials as PMMA and is approved for human implants in some indications, such as dental and spine procedures. We have already developed a prototype printer for PEEK and aim to evaluate its performance in creation of patient-specific rib and sternal implants.

Project 5 Title: Development and evaluation of a low-cost silicone 3D printer

Aims: The project aims to develop and evaluate a low-cost 3D printer for direct printing of silicone structures. Our team has already developed a prototype and this project will aim to refine this prototype to achieve robust silicone printing. We will particularly focus the 3D printing of silicone cardiac valves for use in phantoms for the training and rehearsal of interventional procedures.

Project 6 Title: Denoising X-ray fluoroscopy images using deep learning

Aims: The project aims to evaluate the use of deep learning algorithms to denoise X-ray fluoroscopy images. We have already developed a series of convolution neural networks to perform the image denoising and evaluated these. The project will focus on the evaluation of our latest networks in the clinical setting of the cardiac catheterisation laboratory

Project 7 Title: Evaluation of web-based teaching and learning of anatomy using medical imaging and 3D models

Aims: We have developed a novel solution for web-based teaching and learning of human anatomy using medical images and 3D models –King’s Virtual Anatomy & Histology. The project will aim to refine  and  evaluate  this  solution using cohorts of students undertaking the King’s Summer programmes and current undergraduate students at King’s. We will be specifically evaluating the use of autostereoscopic 3D displays and AR for teaching and learning.

Project 8 Title: Evaluation of patient localisation using the Intel RealSense camera for robotic procedures

Aims: We aim to develop a robust solution to track a patient that may be supine on an operating or interventional table or on an ultrasound scanning couch. We have already trialled the Microsoft Kinetic for surface scanning of patients during robotic ultrasound scanning. The project will now move to the more recent and robust technology from Intel, the RealSense. We aim to develop and evaluate a real-time surface scanning solution that is robust to the clinical scenario, and which can be linked to robotic solutions, such as robotic ultrasound scanners.

Project 9 Title: Repairing and reproducing skeletons using 3D printing

Aims: This project will involve using state-of-the-art technology to repair and reproduce a range of animal skeletons for the Museum. We will use the Einscan Pro+ surface scanning system or computer tomography scanning to create 3D models of the skeletons. These will then be 3D printed using our range of additive manufacturing facilities at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ hospitals and ported to our online 3D viewing environment, King’s Virtual Anatomy & Histology. The models will be evaluated by our team of anatomists and used for teaching and learning in the School of Life Sciences and Medicine at King’s.

Project 10 Title: Robotic cardiac ultrasound

Aims: This project will use the newly developed robotic system and a cardiac ultrasound phantom to explore the use of the robot in trans-thoracic echocardiography (TTE). The student will be guided to design and perform experiments to do the robot-to-probe calibration and then quantify the probe positioning accuracy using the robot. Based on these works, we will further explore the application of the robot in improving ultrasound imaging, such as the field of view extension of 2-D TTE and image fusion of TTE to other modalities. The results will be analysed and the clinical impacts on TTE will be assessed.  Skills developed: This project is suited to students who would like to be involved in interdisciplinary research between robotics and medical imaging. It will help to improve their knowledge of ultrasound imaging and robotic control, as well as develop experimental and problem-solving skills.

All research projects can be studied on campus in London.Projects will be allocated on an ongoing basis. If you require further information on any of the projects listed above, please email [email protected] .

Undergraduate Summer School 2024 Academic Programme Fees

Programme Dates: 1 July – 9 August 2024 Price: £5,510 The cost of the academic programme would normally cover: • Academic tuition • Course materials (including building materials, lab supplies and protective equipment where applicable) • Access to the King’s digital teaching platform KEATS • On campus Wi-Fi • Use of campus facilities, such as library, classrooms and catering facilities For accommodation inclusive prices, please see tab Accommodation and Residential Packages.

Application cost

The application processing fee is automatically added to the Programme Fee at the time your application is submitted. Early applicants who submit their application by 31 January 2024, can take advantage of our £0.00 processing fee offer. Please note that in the event of a cancellation, the processing fee will be deducted from your refund along with any cancellation charges you may incur in line with our terms and conditions which you can find by clicking here A place on the programme is confirmed once full payment of the programme fees is received. Please visit our How To Apply page for information about how to apply and pay.

This is an open enrolment programme but due to the specialist nature of the research projects, students are required to fill the pre-requisites listed below.

If your qualification is not listed please contact us for advice, indicating the country in which you are studying and the name and level of your current qualification.

Pre-requisites

Applicants are expected to have completed their third year of undergraduate studies with a GPA of at least 3.3/4. Applicants who have completed their second year with a GPA of at least 3.5/4 will also be considered.

Participants must be studying, or have studied, a related subject during their undergraduate studies (ie. Mathematics, physics, engineering, sciences or medicine)

Participants must have an English language level of at least C1 in the CEFR or equivalent

If you require assistance to check your eligibility for the programme, please email [email protected] for advice.

Application Requirements

As part of the application process you will need to upload the following: -An academic transcript from the current or last institution you attended -Evidence of English proficiency level (if required) -A personal statement with the title of your chosen research project and your reasons for undertaking the summer research module

Summer Research Programme 2024 Residential Package prices

Accommodation dates: 29 June – 10 August 2024 Price: £7,970 The cost of the residential programme would normally cover: • Academic tuition • Course materials (including building materials, lab supplies and protective equipment where applicable) • Access to the King’s digital teaching platform KEATS • Accommodation and on campus Wi-Fi • Use of campus facilities, such as library, classrooms and catering facilities • Social activities (excluding travel)

Accommodation

Undergraduate students will be staying in Great Dover Street Apartments King’s Hall of residence. Address: 165 Great Dover St, London SE1 4XA Students are allocated single en-suite rooms with shower. Linen and towels are provided in the room.

Other application cost

The application processing fee is automatically added to the Residential Package at the time your application is submitted. Early applicants who submit their application by 31 January 2024, can take advantage of our £0.00 processing fee offer. Please note that in the event of a cancellation, the processing fee will be deducted from your refund along with any cancellation charges you may incur in line with our terms and conditions . Places in the programme in granted on first-come first-serve basis. Once all spaces are full, we reserve the right to close a course early. A place on the programme is confirmed once full payment of the programme fees is received. Please visit our How To Apply page here for information about how to apply and pay.

Financials and Budgeting

With so many things to do in London, budgeting can be a challenge. It can be a good idea for you to plan in advance and get a picture of the financial cost of living in London. Living expenses will depend on your choices and although London can be expensive, there are opportunities to get the best out of London on a limited budget. You need to consider allocating money for meals as well as travel around London and consumables. Information on travel fares can be found on the Transport for London website by clicking here . Aside from that, we encourage students to bring a small amount of spending money for gifts. Please be advised that a lot of shops and restaurants in London are cashless and may accept only payments by card.

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Summer undergraduate research fellowships

Member benefits

The RCR Summer Undergraduate Fellowships (SURF) in Clinical Oncology provide medical students with a unique opportunity to undertake a research project in the field of academic clinical oncology during their early years of study.

These prestigious awards are an excellent opportunity for medical students to bolster their CV while gaining an insight into the field of clinical oncology and the academic opportunities it provides. This will help you to gain key academic experience, including in public speaking as well as grant and academic writing, and key skills relating to data analysis, critical thinking and research governance.

You’ll also gain mentorship from senior academics and clinicians who will be able to provide you with advice and support to begin a career in academic oncology. The recipients will hold the title: RCR Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow in Clinical Oncology.

• Each competitively-awarded SURF provides both bursary funding for the applicant and additional funding for the research project
• Ten awards are available
• Bursary of £1,440 each (equivalent to £180 per week) to provide expenses for a medical student to undertake a research project during the summer vacation

Project funding of £500 to the supervising department or laboratory to meet the costs of supporting the student including travel to the RCR to deliver a presentation on the project.

Eligibility

The RCR SURFs in Clinical Oncology are available to medical students enrolled in both undergraduate- and graduate-entry programmes within the UK.

• Students should apply with a supervisor who must be a Member or Fellow of the RCR Faculty of Clinical Oncology.  Prospective supervisors who are still in training should provide a letter of support from their Head of Department with the application
• Undergraduate-entry students must be enrolled in their second, third or fourth year of study at the time of applying. (The equivalent will apply if you are undertaking a longer course; please note that those in their first or final years of study are not eligible)
• Graduate-entry students must be enrolled in their first, second or third year of study at the time of applying.
• Students should identify if there is any other funding available for their projects before applying. 

Guidance Notes

All applicants must read the  Guidance Notes  before applying. 

Applicants will need to submit:

• A completed  application form
• Documents to be enclosed with the Application Form:
• CV detailing your achievements at university
• A separate letter of support from the your tutor.

Applications should be submitted to  [email protected]

Assessment procedure

Applications are made in open competition and the Fellowships are awarded by the Academic Committee based on the recommendation of an assessment panel. The decision of the assessment panel is final and binding. Successful applicants will be invited to present the results of their work at an appropriate RCR event.

Enquiries should be directed to  [email protected]

Previous recipients of the SURF awards

• Holly Frances Egan  (Undergraduate), University of Manchester
• Luis Gil  (Undergraduate), University of St Andrews
• Ng Wee Han  (Undergraduate), University of Bristol
• Patricia Lapitan  (Undergraduate), University of Manchester
• Bilal Qureshi (Undergraduate), University of Oxford
• Eline Roejkjaer (Undergraduate), Hull York Medical School
• Hira Mayet (Undergraduate), St George’s University
• Isata Jula Fofanah (Undergraduate), University of Leeds
• Italia-Rosa Leech (Undergraduate), University of Leeds
• Joanna Kucharczak (Undergraduate), University of Cambridge
• Josie Shipman (Undergraduate), Newcastle University
• Justyna Kaczmarek (Undergraduate), University of Aberdeen
• Leah Brooks (Undergraduate), University of Manchester
• Oluwatobi Adegboye (Undergraduate), University of Manchester
• Alexander Bald (Undergraduate), University of Leeds
• Matan Bone (Undergraduate), Christie NHS Foundation Trust
• Julia Bylinska (Undergraduate), Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
• Alice Maguire (Undergraduate), UCL
• Sairah Naseer (Undergraduate), University of Leeds
• Joe Wilson (Undergraduate), Oxford Institute of Radiation Oncology, University of Oxford
• Sana Hussain (Undergraduate), University of Leeds
• Michael Corden (Undergraduate), Christie NHS Foundation Trust
• Lucy Sandhu (Undergraduate), Christie NHS Foundation Trust
• Olivia Kemp (Graduate), Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre

“The RCR SURF programme has been a huge benefit to both my clinical and academic development. Being from a widening participation background, it is often difficult to find the rights mentors and gain insight into careers in medicine beyond what is explored on placement. Gaining lasting mentoring relationships has been invaluable and provided a new-found confidence in approaching the academic world. The research skills I have developed through the scheme have translated into my day-to-day practice, pushing me outside of my comfort zone in my approach to research. I can recommend the RCR SURF programme to any medical student who is passionate about Oncology and has a willingness to develop both clinically and academically in their current and future practice.” Alexander Bald 2021 SURF award recipient

“The RCR SURF programme has been of huge benefit to my academic development over the last two years. Off the back of my research project, I have made lasting mentoring relationships that have been invaluable at each new step of my academic training. I have now authored two papers that would not have been possible without the help of the RCR SURF. Moreover, the skills I gained during my SURF have informed additional research and publications within radiation oncology, as well as fields way outside it. I would wholeheartedly recommend applying to the RCR SURF programme to any medical student who has a passion for clinical oncology, and beyond that, those with a real, tangible interest in the basic science that shapes decisions made at the bedside.” Joe Wilson 2019 SURF award recipient

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NDM Summer Studentship Programme

The Nuffield Department of Medicine offers opportunities for summer studentships to undergraduate and Masters students. You will get the opportunity to work in a laboratory environment with an Oxford University Principal Investigator (PI) and their team in the Nuffield Department of Medicine (NDM) for a period of approximately eight weeks, normally in July and August. You will also get the opportunity to live in Oxford – one of the most beautiful and historic cities in the UK.

Some previous students on this scheme have gone on to successfully apply for fully-funded places on our DPhil (PhD) in Clinical Medicine programme with an  NDM Prize Studentship .

Take a look at some of our previous  students’ profiles  to learn about their experiences.

We encourage you to read through the Summer Studentship projects offered for 2024.

Selection criteria

• You should be considering applying to undertake doctoral-level research within one of the areas covered by NDM’s  institutes, units and centres
• You should be in the penultimate or final year of your undergraduate science degree or doing a Master's degree in the biological or medical sciences
• You can be applying from anywhere in the world
• You should have an excellent academic record
• You should be fluent in English
• You must be available to come to Oxford for approximately 8 weeks during the summer, preferably for July and August

Funding will be provided to cover accommodation and living costs throughout the two-month placement in an NDM research laboratory.

You will need to cover your own travel expenses and medical insurance costs.

Award payments will be made after your arrival in the UK. Basic accommodation will be arranged at an Oxford college on your behalf, and the cost for this will be deducted from your award.

Please note that the number of awards available is restricted and that this is therefore a competitive application process. Fulfilling the criteria listed above does not guarantee you an award.

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Our eight-week Undergraduate Summer Research Programme aims to inspire bright and ambitious undergraduates to start their careers in cancer research.

The programme provides immersive hands-on research experience, with students able to work on their own research project in one of our world-leading research groups.

Applications for the 2024 Undergraduate Summer Research Programme have now closed , with the exceptio n of positions via the Black in Cancer partnership. For more information about these places, please see below.

This opportunity is offered to students who are interested in pursuing PhD study after completing their current degree.

Each student will be embedded in one of our multidisciplinary research groups to work on their own project, with access to our state-of-the-art Core Facilities.

We offer a variety of projects each year, which can range from basic experimental and computational cancer biology through translational cancer research to clinical application.

Students work under the supervision of a postdoctoral or PhD researcher and participate in lab meetings. You will have the opportunity to network with Group Leaders at weekly lunchtime seminars and at the end of your study period, you will have the opportunity to write a brief scientific report on your research project and present your findings at the Summer School Symposium. 

Accommodation and funding

This year’s Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK CI) Undergraduate Summer Research Programme will be held from 8 July to 31 August 2024.

We expect Undergraduate Summer Research Programme students to attend all eight weeks of the programme, so please check that you are available for the duration of the programme.

All CRUK CI Summer Students will receive a stipend of £175 per week to cover living expenses, with accommodation provided at Corpus Christi College . You will also be able to claim up to £250 for your travel to and from Cambridge.

Eligibility

Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• You must be a registered student at a recognised Higher Education institute, studying on a degree course. –
• You should be engaged in a continuous period of study at the time of the Summer School (July-August 2024); for example, in year two of a three-year undergraduate course, year three of a four-year undergraduate course, or year three of an integrated Master’s course (excluding pre-Master’s), or the equivalent for international students.  

Note:  This course is particularly suitable for students who are interested in progressing to a PhD in a related subject. We welcome applications from students intending to apply for PhD study commencing in the academic year 2025-26.

Projects available

1. Hannon Group – Characterising mitochondrial piRNA biogenesis factors in  Drosophila melanogaster

2. Hannon Group – Learning how to learn: exploring sequence-based deep learning models for genomics

3.  Brenton Group – Functional characterisation of drug mechanism of action for therapeutic repurposing in high-grade serous ovarian cancer

4. Brenton Group – Long read native molecule sequencing to identify defects in homologous recombination repair pathway genes in ovarian cancer

5. Narita Group – Exploring nuclear lamina dynamics in senescence and associated phenotypes

6. Uganda Cancer Institute Project: Rosenfeld Group – Using dried blood spots to detect circulating tumour DNA in resource-limited settings

7. Uganda Cancer Institute Project: Narita Group – Pathways to analysis – learning to mine immune cell RNAseq data (We are looking for a budding immunologist with a desire to learn bioinformatics for this project)

8. Black in Cancer Project: Halim Group – Visualising tissue-resident innate immunity in cancer

Students applying through the Uganda Cancer Institute or Black in Cancer partnerships should see the information below.

To apply you will need to upload PDF versions of the following:

• Your CV (maximum two sides of A4)
• A covering letter (<400 words).  This should include why you have applied to participate in the summer programme, what you hope to gain from the programme, why you should be selected to attend and also outline your career aims.
• A list of courses – Courses   you have completed, or are currently studying, at university and if possible, the marks/grades you obtained.
• Your university transcript – official notification of marks obtained.
• A confirmation of student status letter from your university giving the start and end dates of your course.

Applications for the 2024 programme closed on 30 April. For positions via our Black in Cancer partnership, please see below.

Partnerships

In partnership with Cambridge Africa , we’ve teamed up with the Uganda Cancer Institute to support them in their mission to provide state-of-the-art cancer care and prevention. Each year, two places on our Undergraduate Summer Research Programme are reserved for students from the UCI and the eastern Africa region. Along with free accommodation and stipend, all Ugandan students will be provided with transport to and from Cambridge. This collaboration should lead to shared learnings for both parties and high-quality training for the African cancer research community. Applications from current Masters’ students are welcome via this route.

Applications for the Uganda Cancer Institute partnership closed on 25 April 2024 17.00 (EAT).

We have partnered with Black in Cancer to offer two summer research places to UK undergraduate students on the Black in Cancer mentorship scheme. Mentees are matched with a mentor from academia or industry currently contributing to the fight against cancer, for career mentoring. Mentees in the scheme will receive training outside of the mentorship including coaching events and presentation training. 

Applications for our Black in Cancer partnership will open soon. Please check back for the application link.

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The Biomedical Science Research Challenges

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Biomedical Science is at the forefront of cutting-edge research, from defining underpinning mechanisms in disease pathophysiology to finding solutions to our healthcare challenges.

The College of Medical and Dental Sciences at the University of Birmingham is home to world-leading experts and this programme gives you privileged access to work alongside these researchers and access research facilities within the college to undertake your own unique research project. Linked to the College’s major research areas, a selected theme will establish a research hypotheses that you will then answer by undertaking your own experiments in the laboratory. With our aims and objectives at hand, you will undertake experiments within the laboratory, generate data, analyse the results then present your findings and ideas by creating a conference-style poster at the final research symposium.

The Biomedical Science Research Challenges is an exciting programme aimed at undergraduate life-science students who have an interest in biomedical science and would like to undertake their own short research project to develop experimental laboratory skills and improve their research expertise. In addition, as modern medicine is evidence based, underpinned by research and breakthroughs in biomedical science research, the programme is equally relevant to training clinical or healthcare professional students, looking to expand their understanding of biomedical research and how basic science translates to clinical settings.  You need to be comfortable working within a laboratory setting and undertaking experiments (however, all protocols will be fully supervised). In addition, you will need to work proficiently as part of a team within the laboratory, analyse data that you obtain, examine results and be prepared to discuss your findings within an academic forum. If you are thinking beyond your current degree and plan to use your science knowledge and technical abilities within research to improve our fundamental understanding of biomedical science, this programme is for you.

Each student will generate their own hypotheses and aims in relation to the scientific question at hand. An array of experiments will then be carried out to enable you to address your objectives.  These experiments will enable you to assess fundamental biomolecular properties, for example, examining possible alterations in gene expression, assessing how biochemical agents could impact cellular metabolism or understanding how cellular protein expression changes in different scenarios. Many experimental procedures could be undertaken, and these will be informed by the biomedical healthcare research topic at hand. You will work individually (alongside your peers) to answer such questions. From the results you obtain, you will need to analyse the data and form conclusions and ideas about your findings – can you accept your hypotheses based on your data? Could your results implicate the need to further research if significant health benefits are observed? You will then present your findings at a conference-style poster session where you will have the opportunity to discuss your ideas with fellow students and academics.

A successful research project outcome relies on excellent technical skills within the laboratory, thorough data analysis, insightful interpretation of results, communication, teamwork and dissemination and these skills will be at the heart of the programme. Over the three weeks, you will become fully immersed in biomedical research and experience what it is like to be a researcher within the field.

  Please note that the programme plan is subject to confirmation for BISS 2022.

Besides the academic activities we had lots of opportunities to travel in the UK and interact with friends… The professors also made so much effort in the classes and made everything so clear and understandable, even in the second language. Giovanna, Brazil

Why study this course?

This programme provides an immersive experience of biomedical science research, enabling you to take your own research project and obtain novel data and findings. The three-week programme provides a unique insight into the career of a scientist and will enable you to experience the highs-and-lows of research. Even though you will lead your own research experiments, this will be done alongside your peers and as such, provides a friendly and supportive environment to learn and importantly have fun.

To be accepted onto The Biomedical Science Research Challenges programme you must:

• Have relevant subject background: academic backgrounds in biosciences, bioengineering, public health, pharmaceuticals and medicine will be considered. Students must be able to demonstrate relevant subject background with a translated transcript.
• Meet the BISS Entry Requirements

This is a three week programme and is equivalent to an accredited undergraduate course (20 UK credits) and is delivered by University faculty who are experts in their field. 

On completion of the Programme in addition to obtaining 20 credits you will have been given a unique opportunity to:

• Research relevant scientific material, applicable to a specific biomedical field • Analyse and interpret clinical/biomedical data • Undertake laboratory-based experiments • Think creatively in group discussions about your research project and ideas • Work as a part of a dynamic team of like-minded scientists • Communicate effectively as part of a team • Translate complex ideas into a comprehensible format for a lay audience • Co-design and deliver an impactful poster presentation in a conference-like setting

Assessment Methods

This programme is formally assessed at the end of the three weeks with a poster-style presentation.

Please check with your home institution regarding transfer of credits.

All students are expected to attend for a minimum of 90% timetabled activity. All students achieving this level of attendance will receive a certificate of attendance from the University of Birmingham upon successful completion of their course.

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Each year a limited number of summer vacation studentships are available to fund undergraduate students who have just completed their third level courses to undertake research projects of between 4 and 8 weeks in length within the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition.

These are paid projects that offer students the chance to contribute to some original research and experimental work, allowing students to gain valuable experience that would enhance any CV.

The level of the stipend varies depending on the length of the project.

HotStart (Internally Funded) Placements

Medical students interested in the HotStart Programme should contact  Professor Phyo Myint  or visit  http://www.abdn.ac.uk/smmsn/acat/undergraduate/hotstart.php

If you are interested in undertaking such a project you should conduct a search of the  Institute of Medical Sciences web pages  to identify members of staff / research groups with whom you would be interested in working.  Please note, if you have already secured a year-long placement as part of your degree you will not be eligible to apply for a HotStart placement.

You should then approach the member of staff, usually by email in the first instance, and intimate your interest in undertaking a project in their lab. If the member of staff is available for summer projects you may be asked to meet with them to find out more about the project.

This will be your chance to impress them as you may not be the only student enquiring about work in their lab – treat it as an informal job interview and do some homework on their work before you go along.

Once you have identified a member of staff who is willing (provisionally) to offer you a placement in their lab you should submit your CV (listing your courses and grades to date in the university and any practical lab experience you have) along with a covering letter. The covering letter should state why you are interested in undertaking this particular summer project, what the project entails, why you are well suited to the project, the name of the person you would like to work with and the length of the project. Applications should be submitted by email to Dr Jenny Gregory ( [email protected] ).

Students should note, it is not allowable to hold two summer project stipends, so if you obtain external funding for your summer project (see below) you must let us know as soon as possible, so we can make the opportunity available to others.

Please be aware that each year we only have funding for a small number of projects. HotStart funding is available only because of the generosity of private donations and each year the number of projects which can be funded will change. Occasionally the funding is donated with a specific scientific research area in mind so it would be helpful if you could state on your covering letter which research area you are interested in.

The student stipend for HotStart projects is for a maximum of 8 weeks, which will be paid monthly. If agreed between the student and the supervisor, projects may continue for 10 weeks but no additional monies will be paid. HotStart funded students will be expected to present their work to other students and their supervisors, in the form of a poster at the end of the summer.

The deadline for applications for HotStart Internal Funding is Friday16th March.  No applications will be considered after this date.

Externally Funded Placements

A number of external funding bodies offer grants for summer vacation studentships. Your potential supervisor will need to apply for any such grant and students should not approach funding bodies directly.

In these cases your supervisor will be competing with applications from other universities and award of funding cannot be guaranteed. You should therefore remember that even if you are successfully matched up with a supervisor you may not be certain that you will undertake a project until funding has been secured and this may not be known for several months into the New Year, depending on application deadlines. In the past however University of Aberdeen has had a high success rate in such applications and many students have been awarded the funds to allow them to carry out their project so do not be put off applying!

Please note the deadlines for applications for external funding vary so you are advised to contact potential supervisors early in the academic year in order to plan your application for the following summer and submit it in time.

Schemes that accept applications from students:

British society for developmental biology (bsdb), deadline end march.

The Gurdon Studentship scheme provides financial support to students in their penultimate year to undertake summer vacation research. We look for students with a strong academic record and clear career vision, who have taken the initiative to establish contacts with a research laboratory where they can perform projects in the area of Developmental Biology. We expect this experience to enrich and complement their portfolio of expertise and to inspire them to pursue a career in research.

Applications are made by the students with the support of their proposed supervisor. Supervisor must be a member of BSDB.

http://bsdb.org/awards/gurdon-studentships-for-summer-vacation-work/

Society for Endocrinology

Deadline early march.

A stipend is offered for a period of study of up to ten weeks, together with a sum for the host department consumables. The student will normally be an undergraduate following a course in endocrinology or a related life science subject. Students will normally take up the award during the summer. The applicant’s supervisor must me a member of the society.

http://www.endocrinology.org/grants/grant_summerstudentships.html

Interconnect - Paid Work Placements

Closing date for applications 31 march 2014.

Summer Placements paying approximately £1000 per month in a variety of Scottish companies during summer 2014.

These are available for FEMALE undergraduates studying any of the science subjects.

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Santander Internships

The University of Aberdeen is working with SMEs to help our current students (undergraduate and postgraduate) and graduates (within the last 2 years) gain valuable, paid workplace experience and skills through full-time summer internships.

Information about the internships on offer each year can be found on our  Careers website .

Summer Research Opportunities in Other Institutes

There are also a number of summer research opportunities in other institutes and some of those are detailed below. Please note this list is in no way exhaustive but should give you an idea of where to start searching for opportunities. If you are applying for a traineeship/internship in an Erasmus country you may be entitled to apply for an Erasmus traineeship grant to cover some of your expenses. Please contact  Dr Allison Carrington  for details.

Please note that deadlines and conditions will vary and students should look at the appropriate web sites for further details.

United Kingdom

Babraham institute, cambridge.

Babraham Summer Research Bursary http://www.babraham.ac.uk/

Diamond Light Source, Oxfordshire

8 to 12 week, paid summer placements www.diamond.ac.uk/Careers/Students/Summer-Placement.html

Francis Crick Institute

The Summer Studentship scheme is aimed at undergraduates who are considering a future in biomedical research. These short placements give students hands-on experience and a true feel of what it’s like to work in a lab. http://www.crick.ac.uk/about-us/jobs-and-study/summer-students/

The Institute of Cancer Research, London

Offer a limited number of paid, undergraduate, summer scholarships http://www.icr.ac.uk/studying-at-the-icr/phds-for-science-graduates/undergraduate-vacation-scholarship-scheme

John Innes Centre, UK

Undergraduate Summer Research Training Programme http://opportunities.jic.ac.uk/summerprogramme/

Saltire Foundation, UK

Saltire Foundation Undergraduate Program http://www.saltirefoundation.com/

Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK

Sangar Trust Student Placements and Work Experience http://www.sanger.ac.uk/workstudy/placements/

Mainland Europe

Traineeships in erasmus partner countries.

Funding is available for students to work for a minimum of 2 months in an Erasmus Partner county, in an area relevant to their degree subject via the Erasmus+ Programme. More information is available from Dr Allison Carrington ( [email protected] )

Institute of Science and Technology, Austria

Internship for Undergraduate and Master Students https://ist.ac.at/en/education/internships/

Vienna BioCenter Summer School, Austria

https://www.training.vbc.ac.at/summer-school/

DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany

DKFZ Summer Internship in Cancer Research (For students studying towards a Masters degree) https://www.dkfz.de/en/jobs-karriere/praktika.html

Hannover Biomedical Research School, Germany

Summer Academy – Lower Saxony International Summer academy (LISA) in Immunology (For Undergraduates and Master Students) http://www.mh-hannover.de/lisa-kontakt.html

German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Research Internships in Science and Engineering https://www.daad.de/rise/en/rise-germany/about-the-program/

Institute of Molecular Biology, Mainz, Germany

6 week International Summer School (ISS) for undergraduate, masters and PhD students who want to gain further experience of epigenetics research. https://www.imb-mainz.de/students/international-summer-school/

Ludwig Maximilians Uneversitat, Munich, Germany

LSM Summer Research Program http://www.lsm.bio.lmu.de/summer_school/

Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain

Laboratory Training Programme https://www.cnio.es/ing/cursos/practicasverano.asp

Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona, Spain

CRG Summer Internship Program for Undergraduate Students http://www.crg.eu/en/content/training-undergraduates/crg-summer-internship-programme

Amgen Scholars at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany; Cambridge, UK and Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

http://www.amgenscholars.eu/

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

Summer Research Program for Undergraduate Students, Lausanne Switzerland http://sv.epfl.ch/summer-research

Zurich University, Switzerland

Zurich Biology Undergraduate Summer School (BUSS) https://www.uzh.ch/zoolmed/BUSS/stud/

Université de Lausanne, Switzerland

Summer Undergraduate Program (SUR) http://www.unil.ch/ecoledebiologie/page79946.html

UK & USA

Sens research foundation summer scholars program.

http://www.sens.org/education/research-opportunities/srf-summer-scholars-program

Rockefeller University

Sumer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program (SURF) http://www.rockefeller.edu/surf/

Cold Spring Harbor, New York

Cold Spring Harbor Lab's Undergraduate Research Program (URP) http://www.cshl.edu/education/urp

The Harvard Stem Cell Institute, USA

The Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) Internship Program (HIP) http://hsci.harvard.edu/research/hsci-internship-program-hip

Iowa Institute of Human Genetics

8 week Genetic Counselling Summer Internship for students interested in a career in genetic counselling http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/Genetic_Counseling_Internship/

Janelia Farm Research Campus, Washington DC

Janelia Undergraduate Scholars http://www.janelia.org/student-programs/undergraduate-program

The Journal of Young Investigators – The Undergraduate Research Journal

This group offers a number of opportunities for undergraduates and also advertises a number of summer internships in the US, some of which are open to non-US citizens. http://www.jyi.org/

REST OF WORLD

Nanyang technological university, singapore.

Summer Research Internship (SRI) Programme http://global.ntu.edu.sg/

Different institutes in Taiwan

International Internship Program (TIGP-IIP) for Final Year Undergraduate or Master Students https://db1x.sinica.edu.tw/tigpSummer/index.php

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan

Short term research placements https://groups.oist.jp/grad/research-interns

University of Queensland

Winter Research Programme (4 to 6 weeks in June / July) http://www.uq.edu.au/uqadvantage/winter-research

Weizmann Institure of Science, Israel

The Kupcinet-Getz Program in Israel http://www.weizmann.ac.il/feinberg/admissions/kupcinet-getz-international-summer-school/about-program-0

Summer Research Opportunities in UK Companies

Students should look at the application procedure and deadlines on individual websites.

AstraZeneca

Offers 10 week summer placements in Alderley Park and Macclesfield. http://www.astrazenecacareers.com/

Bristol-Myers Squibb

10 to 12 week placements in the summer. http://www.bms.com/

You will perform degree-related work that is challenging and valuable to both you and Covance http://careers.covance.com/

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)

Dstl offers a broad range of university students the opportunity to participate in their industrial internship schemes, and offers a number of holiday placements, mainly in the summer. http://www.dstl.gov.uk/careers/

GlaxoSmithKline Summer Placements

Summer placements typically last 8 to 12 weeks, GSK are interested in students who can add value to the company through their skills and experience and who, after graduation, may be able to fill some full-time roles (subject to success at selection events). http://uk.gsk.com/en-gb/careers/undergraduate-summer-internships/

12 weeks over the summer http://www.mars.com/uk/en/careers/your-mars/uk-graduates/placements.aspx

Main internship normally runs for 10-12 weeks in the summer break. All European Research Centers (3 in the UK, 3 in Germany, 1 in Belgium and 1 in Italy) participate. http://uki.experiencepg.com/home/home.html

Toshiba Medical

3-month paid internships between June and September are typically available in Radiography/ Anatomy, Software Engineering, Medical Image Computing and Machine Learning. http://www.tmvse.com/recruitment/internships/

Offers 12 week summer vacation training programme. http://www.unilever.co.uk/

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INSPIRE: medical students and research

We foster a culture of research and offer many opportunities for our students to take part in research and develop new knowledge in the medicine.

INSPIRE   is a project organised by the Wellcome Trust and the Academy of Medical Sciences to encourage medical and dental students to gain experience and understanding of research.

The University of Exeter Medical School and Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry run a joint project involving conferences to showcase the research of junior doctors and students for years 1 and 2 in the autumn, taster days for students to visit research teams and experience what they do and summer research studentships that students can apply for.

Our   taster days   are planned in conjunction with Cardiff and Bristol medical schools and we will support studentships outside the parent medical school if the application justifies it. In addition, students from all four medical schools will be able to get lead and contribute to a research magazine, and UEMS students will be able to select mentors from junior clinical academics.

Junior clinical academics are also available to   mentor   student researchers.

The   INSPIRE website   contains further information about the scheme which involves all UK medical schools.

INSPIRE Research Studentships

The INSPIRE research studentships are open to medical students at the University of Exeter Medical School from their first until their penultimate year.

If you have any questions, please contact Dr Jane Smith

Students must have satisfied the requirements for their course progression, and have no outstanding issues with professionalism. Students may only submit one application per year. Students awarded the prize will precluded from further application, but otherwise students may apply on multiple occasions.

Students will need to complete the INSPIRE mini-grant application form, which includes the following parts:

• a description of the research attachment;
• details of student’s career and experience of research to date;
• a statement from the research supervisor/host, outlining how the student will be involved and supervised, and confirming their agreement to host the student.

Four INSPIRE studentships of £1000 (or £1250 for those applying outside UEMS) are available, intended to support the research attachment, and will be awarded to the best application, as judged on the criteria described below. Academic excellence is the main criteria but the applications will be judged with a view to equitable distribution across the two emerging schools. 

This year UEMS has an additional studentship funded by the Paul Lock Memorial Fund. The Paul Lock studentship will fund a project in the field of child health research.

The INSPIRE studentships are not intended to supplement alternative sources of funding for the work planned, but applications to other bodies are not a bar from application. Should a student be awarded funding from another internal or external source in addition to an INSPIRE studentship, they will be expected to choose between them and to withdraw from one. Should the panel become aware of dual funding, it will lead to the studentship being withdrawn.

Entries will be judged by the INSPIRE committee supplemented by the successful students from the year before. The panel will be able to co-opt, or seek review from, relevant experts if a submission is outside their collective expertise. If one of the panel has a personal link to any of the entries, they will be asked to absent themselves from the discussion of that entry and all involved in the review process will keep the contents of applications and panel discussions confidential.

Judging criteria

Entries will be judged against the following criteria:

• The content and structure of application, and the accuracy of the writing (including grammar and punctuation).
• Academic potential suggested by the entire application and supported by the reference.

Specific elements to be assessed will include:

• The research project itself as a learning opportunity
• The suitability and potential offered by the research attachment
• The role of this research experience in student’s future career
• The academic reference

Successful applicants will be expected to present a brief account of their experience at the annual INSPIRE projects conferences and / or at a careers evening the following academic year. A short report will be written within three months of the attachment for INSPIRE Committee, and will be acknowledged by the Prizes and Awards committee at the annual prize giving event.

How to apply

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External summer studentship opportunities

Research studentships are offered by a range of universities and societies as shown by the table below. For more information regarding the duration and funding of these scholarships, please follow the website link shown.x

Research Taster Days

INSPIRE Research Taster Days

Attending a taster day is a good way to make links with potential research supervisors that could result in a funded research studentship later this year.

Research taster days take place on Wednesday afternoons at the end of November/early December.

A range of taster days are offered at local Exeter and Plymouth-based research groups and / or those at Cardiff and Bristol Medical Schools.

The taster days cover a huge range of different topics. You will have the time to meet researchers and see what they do and why they do it.

We have up to £25 per student to support the cost of travel to other medical schools (so keep receipts please).

INSPIRE Mentors

Mentoring is a process for the informal transmission of knowledge, social capital, and the psychosocial support perceived by the recipient as relevant to work, career, or professional development.

Mentoring entails informal communication, usually face-to-face and during a sustained period of time, between a person who is perceived to have greater relevant knowledge, wisdom, or experience (the mentor) and a person who is perceived to have less experience (the mentee).

Mentoring scheme in the University of Exeter Medical School

If you would like to meet one or more of the potential mentors listed below, please contact   Tamsin Ford   with a brief summary explaining who you are, your stage of training and research interests and experience. Please also indicate why you chose that particular mentor and what you hope to get out of the mentorship scheme.

This information will be passed to the mentor, who will meet with you if they have capacity to discuss how mentorship might work.

Both parties have the option to decline or change their minds about the mentorship arrangement at any point, without explanation, but please inform Tamsin Ford to ensure that this is communicated to all parties and that we know how many mentees each volunteer has.

You can find out more about mentorship, with clear advice about how to get the most out of it, on the   Academy of Medical Sciences website .

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INSPIRE Journal

Students publish second edition of the INSPIRE Student Health Sciences Research Journal

Students at the University of Exeter Medical School have joined forces with their peers from the universities of Bristol, Cardiff and Plymouth to produce the second edition of the student led reserach journal that showcases original research undertaken in world-class laboratories and clinics by fellow students.

The 'INSPIRE Student Health Sciences Research Journal' is produced by a team of student editors from the four universities. It is a key part of a collaborative project under the national INSPIRE scheme funded by the Wellcome Trust and administered by the Academy of Medical Sciences. 

Read the INSPIRE Journal Second Edition .

Information about the first addition of the journal can be found here INSPIRE Journal .

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Oxford Royale 2024

Medicine summer school.

Experience life on campus at the world’s finest universities as you explore your interest in Medicine or prepare for Medical School.

Our Medicine summer programmes are based in Oxford, Cambridge, London, and Yale, the ideal locations in which to live, study, and develop your interest in the medical sciences. We are proud to offer introductory courses for 13-15 year-olds and medical school preparation for 16-18s, selecting expert teaching staff who cater to their students’ respective ages and levels of experience.

Medicine is a notoriously demanding and competitive field, and successfully applying to your first choice is a significant first hurdle. Our Medical Summer School programmes can help you build a strong application and instil confidence, while deepening your knowledge of what is required of a medical student.

For younger students just embarking on their academic careers, an Oxford Royale programme can provide a vital head start in, and enthusiasm for, this varied and invaluable profession. This can give students the edge at an early stage and prove a decisive investment in their future success.

Medicine Summer School for Ages 13-15

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The Medicine Summer School Programme for ages 13-15 provides an unparalleled opportunity for students interested in exploring medicine to develop their academic ability, career knowledge and transferable skills, while also having an unforgettable summer.

Our Medicine Summer Schools welcomes 13-15 year olds from all around the world. Our students will meet like-minded classmates, all excited to learn and discuss medicine, but each bringing a unique perspective which will allow for invaluable comparisons of how the medical system differs across countries. Over the course of our programme, students will bond through group projects, practical medical simulations and a full timetable of social and cultural activities. Friendships to last a lifetime will be formed over the programme, providing our students with a network of keen future medics spanning the whole globe. 

Students on our medicine summer school for ages 13-15 will enhance their academic skills and strengthen their ability in school by:

– Learning basic human anatomy and physiology

– Conducting independent research for their assignments

– Taking part in academic workshops and study skills sessions

– Working as a group with other students to deliver a project

– Presenting their research to others as part of an exhibition day

Our programmes are designed to set up our students for life with valuable transferable skills, which they will develop by:

– Developing confidence and communication skills through our public speaking and debate workshops

– Building a network of friends from all around the world and learning about new perspectives

– Gaining independence as part of our guided exploration of an amazing cultural location

Our Medicine Summer Schools for ages 13-15 give excellent insight into the medical profession, allowing students to understand what opportunities are there for them and whether they want to pursue medicine in the future. Students will:

– Compare different fields in medicine and healthcare

– Practise conducting the critically important physical examination, a cornerstone of effective medicine

– Understand what it takes to become a successful doctor or nurse

– Gain insight into the road to medical school

We aim to give students the summer of a lifetime on all of our programmes, with a jam-packed schedule of exciting events and excursions all taking place amidst an inspiring location. Some exciting features of our timetable include:

–  Walking tours of top university campuses

–  Sports such as a run club, capture the flag, and an Oxford Royale Olympics

– Social activities such as quiz nights, board games, karaoke and a talent show

– Two show-stopping parties on campus, one at the end of each week

–  A coach excursion to an exciting city like New York or London over the weekend

Our Medicine Summer School for ages 13-15 offers an array of exciting academic and social opportunities, joining together to create a summer to shape your future.

Our Medicine Summer School is expertly crafted to ensure that tuition is followed up by ample opportunities to put theory into practice. Students will learn how to speak like a doctor, take a patient’s history, and investigate and diagnose problems, leading up to a final assessment in which they will be required to role-play as medical practitioners in simulated clinical scenarios.

As part of our Medicine Summer School, students will be taught in small classes by qualified doctors, researchers and medical students. Students will learn the fundamental workings of the human body, such as the cardiovascular system, respiratory system, digestive system and nervous system. Our teachers will communicate this through medical case studies in which one of these systems is affected., allowing students to see all this information in action.

All students on our Medical Summer School will have the opportunity to go on a thrilling day out to a city like London, Bath, or New York over the mid-programme weekend. This is an opportunity to have fun with new friends while exploring key cultural sites, trying global cuisine, and snapping pictures at iconic landmarks.

Each year, we host a cross-campus sporting event to encourage camaraderie and friendly competition. There is something for everyone, regardless of whether you are a budding athlete or an absolute beginner, from running races and tug of war to classic games like ‘throw the welly’.

As the programmes draw to a close, students are invited to attend an illustrious graduation ceremony to honour their achievements, in which they will receive their certificates in an amazing venue on campus. This is followed by a final graduation party on campus for students to celebrate and say goodbye to their new friends.

Our Medicine Summer School for ages 13-15 offers many exciting academic and social opportunities, joining together to create a summer to shape your future.

Full Timetable

Click here to download a full sample timetable of our programme at Oxford

Typical Day

A typical weekday on our Medicine Summer School for ages 13-15 looks like this:

• 8AM: Students wake up for breakfast on campus before heading to lessons
• 9AM: Morning lessons, with two short breaks
• 1PM: Lunch break for students to eat on campus, and some free time to relax
• 2PM: Afternoon lessons
• 3:30PM: Medicine academic workshop to develop key skills, cultural activities such as walking tours, and study support
• 6PM: Dinner on campus
• 7PM: Public Speaking and Debate Society
• 8PM: Social activities such as quiz nights, movie nights or karaoke
• 10PM: Curfew

Following a networking induction event, the week starts exploring the fundamental skills of becoming a doctor, including a guide to taking patients’ history, clinical lessons, telemedicine, and emergency care. As well as practical workshops, students will explore the future of medicine and its ethics. Afternoons will also include study support, sports and cultural excursions. In the evening, students will have the chance to take part in debates and public speaking events, social activities and games.

Students start the second week exploring building their own health tech business – they will present their ideas to their fellow students. The week will also include specialist training sessions, opportunities to build on these skills and simulations, all of which help students answer that vital question: do I want to be a doctor? In the evenings, debating, public speaking and social activities continue as the week builds to the Challenge Day and Graduation. This presents an opportunity for students to put into practice the vast knowledge they’ll have acquired over the two weeks and enjoy a famous Oxford graduation.

Study this programme in these amazing campuses:

University of Cambridge

An exceptional opportunity for Medicine students to study on campus where the structure of DNA was first explained by Crick and Watson: the University of Cambridge. It’s the ideal place for students to expand their understanding, discover new interests, and develop key skills crucial for future success.

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University of Oxford

Live and dine like a true student, experiencing life on campus at the historic colleges of the University of Oxford. Study in classrooms where 16 medicine Nobel prize winners developed their key academic and clinical skills. Oxford Royale students can access state-of-the-art laboratories and lecture theatres where groundbreaking discoveries have been made.

Yale University

This unique experience offers ambitious young learners the chance to sample Ivy League style teaching from world class faculty on the campus of Yale University, which has produced great medical pioneers such as Harvey Cushing and Ben Carson. Students can experience a taste of authentic undergraduate life as they sleep in student bedrooms, socialise in a college garden, and explore Yale’s astounding campus.

Medicine Summer School for Ages 16-18

The Medicine Summer School Programme for ages 16-18 will help students prepare for a career in medicine. They’ll better understand their path to success and access valuable insights into health, disease and the future of healthcare.

Our students come from over 175 countries around the world, allowing them to build a global network of like-minded future doctors and medical health professionals.

All students on our Medicine Summer School will develop key academic skills such as:

–  Learning the anatomy and physiology of key body systems, and how these are disrupted by disease

–  Applying ethical principles to practical scenarios

– Critically analysing current research on medicine

– Developing presentation and communication skills through simulated checkups and appointments

Our Medicine Summer School will help students grow by developing key transferable skills for university and beyond:

– Communication and leadership skills developed through presentations and simulations

– Confidence through being given personal research projects

– Independence by exploring a new city with new like-minded friends from around the world

Our Medicine Summer School for ages 16 to 18 is an incredible opportunity for students preparing for medicine school applications to immerse themselves in the dynamic world of medicine:

– Identify the major health challenges facing humanity

– Understand how to plan a pathway to medical school

– Develop the mindset and skills needed in a medical career

– Explore the different fields and specialisations within Medicine

– Gain hands-on clinical experience

In between world class academic learning, our students will take part in a full timetable of enriching social and cultural activities:

– Social events with their new friends, from karaoke to quiz nights

– A wide range of sports events including tennis, running club, football, and the Oxford Royale Olympics

– A weekend excursion to the amazing cities of either London or New York

– A Friday Night Party where students can enjoy a night of music and excitement with their new friends

– A formal Graduation ceremony and dinner, followed by a final graduation party to say goodbye

Our students studying this programme in Oxford will have the opportunity to visit a university medical lab, where future UK doctors are trained in practical clinical skills. Whilst there, students will be coached in these crucial skills by a medical expert, using state-of-the-art training equipment.

In their study time, students will have an assignment to create a research poster focusing on innovative treatments or interventions for a chosen disease, enhancing their ability to conduct and appraise research and present their finding effectively.

On the final Thursday of the programme, our Medicine students will work in teams with their classmates to research and develop innovative healthcare solutions. They must research in depth a current medical issue, design a technological solution, and deliver a high-quality, professional pitch to the rest of the class.

To help our students discover everything that their location has to offer, we will be offering the “Immersive Quest”, a two week long virtual scavenger hunt. In teams our students will answer questions and explore their city – and winners will receive a prize at graduation!

Full timetable

Click here to download a full sample timetable of our programme in Cambridge.

Typical day

A typical weekday on our Medicine Summer School for ages 16 to 18:

• 1PM: Lunch break for students to buy food in the city and some free time to relax
• 3:30PM: Medicine academic workshop to develop key skills, sporting activities such as run club, and student teatime talks
• 7PM: Study support sessions
• 8PM: Public Speaking and Debate Society
• 9PM: Social activities such as quiz nights, talent shows or arts and crafts
• 10:30PM: Curfew

The week starts with an introduction to medicine: exploring the key skills students require to be a successful doctor, including history taking and clinical examinations. Students will explore neurology, the respiratory, nervous and cardiovascular systems. Afternoons will include emergency care, workshops and cultural exploration. Each evening, students will take part in study support groups, debates and public speaking, and a number of seminars, as well as social activities. Near the end of the week, students will have the opportunity to visit nearby cities with a tour group and relax with their fellow students.

The second week includes student presentations, practical and academic workshops and the opportunity to explore surgery, and the future of health. Evenings are spent with study groups, public speaking and debate competitions. In the second week, students will take part in the headline address that covers the key medical challenges we face, and enjoy further social engagements. The week culminates in the Challenge Day and Graduation, where students present what they have learned and take part in the famous Oxford Graduation, respectively.

This course is available on the following campuses:

Imperial College London

Students get the chance to live and study on campus and experience life at London’s top university, in the very same campus where Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin. Our Imperial College London campus is right in the heart of the UK’s capital: from Buckingham Palace and the Tower of London to Hyde Park and Oxford Street, explore all the iconic scenery the city has to offer.

How Our Students Learn Medicine

Escape ordinary classroom teaching and learn through interactive and immersive lessons.

Hands-on classes designed to help students learn through practical application.

Masterclasses

An interactive forum with an expert in the field, giving students valuable insights into related and new topics.

Guest Speakers

Successful and famous guest speakers offer students the chance to pose their most important questions.

Essential for honing students' reasoning abilities and public speaking skills.

Interactive Lectures

Dynamic lectures given by passionate teachers packed with facts and viewpoints to engage the audience.

Group Projects

An opportunity to work closely with, and learn from, different perspectives.

Working in pairs and small groups, students have plenty of opportunity for discussion and debate.

Challenge Days

Apply the skills and knowledge gained throughout your two-week programme in an immersive full day simulation event.

Discover Medicine with Oxford Royale

Study Medicine at prestigious locations

What’s life like at the world’s elite universities? Join us this summer to find out!

Your Medical Summer School is hosted in historic residential colleges of the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Yale, where you will experience authentic undergraduate life. Sleep in student bedrooms set in centuries-old quadrangles, socialise in vibrant student common rooms, and relax in glorious college gardens. Take your place in vaulted halls where students have dined for over eight centuries. Learn in lecture theatres and laboratories where groundbreaking discoveries have been made, and study in the classrooms where world leaders and Nobel prize winners developed the key academic and life skills crucial for future success.

Gain hands-on medical experience

Not many students realise that Medicine is an art as well as a science: as well as a theoretical knowledge of biomedical science and anatomy, medical professionals are trained in finely honed surgical arts, such as the stitching of sutures. Students across our medical summer programmes have the opportunity to engage in practical skills workshops, using real training equipment and trying out a variety of tasks from dissection to stitching. This practical experience is often invaluable when applying to medical school, giving you a key edge over other applicants.

Benefit from subject-specific excursions

Oxford Royale students enjoy a variety of excursions during their time with us, and attendees of our Medicine programmes in particular benefit from visits to relevant sites such as university teaching hospitals, museums of surgery, and first-aid training centres.

These trips give students the opportunity to get a sense for the reality of working in the field of Medicine, whether that be on the front-line of a hospital, in the depths of a research laboratory or even in the annals of history – it was hardly an easy task being a medical practitioner in the times of pandemics, such as the Black Death or Spanish Flu.

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“I have never been in a medical setting before where I can truly participate in everything that is going on, so I really enjoyed that. We were learning all the steps in every process, and learning about emergency situations was really interesting.” Valentina, Spain

“Where I go to school we do not have this kind of equipment, and I have never seen equipment like this. It was not just lectures and lessons, but practical masterclasses. The quality of the teaching is really good. The teachers are patient and helpful and the atmosphere is great. I have really enjoyed studying here.” Qian, Hong Kong

I had an absolutely incredible time doing Summer school with Oxford Royale Academy! I learnt new things about myself and the world around me, and would definitely recommend to others!

I loved the Oxford Royal program, I met many people with bright personalities and unique minds, and I also learned a lot from the teachers, campus staff etc. You will enjoy it!

Oxford Royals Academy made my summer amazing! I learned many new things and I met people from all over the world that I know I can call true friends. I definitely recommend ORA to anyone who wants to make unforgettable memories!

The twelve days I spent in Oxford Summer School were very happy, the teachers were very kind and professional, and the curriculum was very reasonable, which expanded my knowledge. All the courses mean a lot to me and I hope I can come back next summer.

The oxford royale academy was definitely the highlight of my summer. I have not only learnt more about the course I have chosen, but I've also met a lot of new friends, friendly staff and helpful teachers from different cultures all in the same campus and had a lot of unforgettable memories.

Oxford Royale was a great expreince. It was amazing to get to know people all over the globe and form life long relationships.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do i book a place on my chosen summer school and programme − +.

Once you have decided which programme you would like to attend, and where you would like to study, you can book online using our  secure booking system . You will need the details of the student and of the person paying the bill, the name of the programme or programmes you would like to study, and a credit or debit card to pay the relevant enrolment fee.

We are happy to accept enrolment fee payments via a number of other, non-card payment methods (including domestic and international bank transfer), thanks to our partnership with education payment specialists, Flywire. If you would prefer to pay your enrolment fee payment by bank transfer or another method, please  contact our Admissions team  who will be able to assist you.

Once your application has been submitted, your enrolment fee has been received by us and your booking processed by our system or our team, you will be sent an email confirming your place. You will also receive a login to the Oxford Royale Portal, which you will use to provide us with important additional information about you as your time with us approaches.

A Welcome Pack is available to download from the Oxford Royale Portal.

If at any time you would like to discuss your booking with a member of our award-winning Customer Service team, please feel free to  contact us .

How do I pay for my programme? − +

All enrolments require an enrolment fee to secure the booking. For Summer 2024, enrolment fee payments are structured as follows:

• Summer Schools for ages 13-18 (University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Imperial College London and the University of California, Berkeley and Yale University) –  £1295 GBP for each 2-week session

You may either pay the full programme fee when you book your place, or pay the enrolment fee amount and then the balance at a later date.

The balance clearance is required no later than 90 days before the start date of the programme. Where the student is booking less than 90 days before the start date, the course fees must be covered in full. We appreciate that, with the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, people may require additional flexibility to these terms, and we are doing our best to accommodate that – please  contact us  if you have concerns regarding making the balance payment in line with the 90-day deadline.

Enrolments received via our  online application form  will require a debit or credit card payment of at least the enrolment fee amount. If you would like to enrol and make your enrolment fee payment via Bank Transfer or another method, we are happy to facilitate this. Please  contact our Admissions team  to arrange this.

Balance payments for existing enrolments can be made via a number of methods, including domestic and international bank transfer, credit or debit card, as well as local payment options; please log in to the  Oxford Royale Portal  and click on the ‘Pay Now’ button on your booking details.

What do my programme fees include? − +

All programme fees include the following:

• Classes and tuition
• Study files/materials
• Guest lectures by academic speakers
• Personalised academic reports and graduation certificate
• Accommodation at a top university
• Meals in the dining hall of your college, every day of your programme (Meals provided are typically as follows: breakfast, lunch and dinner for ages 13-15; breakfast and dinner for ages 16-18)
• Free WiFi (subject to availability)
• A wide selection of afternoon and evening activities
• Coach excursions (kindly note that excursions can be to local attractions or to sites further afield)
• Welcome and graduation events
• A multitude of extras, including an Oxford Royale notebook and branded clothing

I want to change to another programme or study option. Is this possible? − +

If you wish to change your programme or study options (including dates), please do not hesitate to contact us. However, changes to programmes are always subject to availability. For this reason, it may be more difficult for us to accommodate any changes requested less than 60 days before the programme start date.

If I need to cancel my booking, will I get my money back? − +

Oxford Royale’s terms and conditions for refunds are as follows:

Any cancellation must be received in writing and can only be made on the following terms:

• No refund of enrolment fee will be made under any circumstances once the two-week cooling-off period has concluded;
• For cancellations before your course start date, the remainder of the course fees excluding the enrolment fee amount will be proportionally refunded as per the table below:

Cancellations made after the commencement date of the course will not receive any refund.

What level of English is required to attend one of your programmes? − +

Our English language requirements are as follows:

• B1 for EFL courses
• C1 or IELTS level 6.5 or higher for all academic courses

Students who have studied at an English speaking school for two or more years are exempt from English requirements.

Can I take more than one programme? − +

It is certainly possible to take more than one programme and combine a variety of study programmes. You can simply book onto two different programmes.

Students staying for two consecutive sessions will be provided with accommodation for the Saturday night, and their campus will provide supervised activities between their first session ending and second session starting. Should you have any queries about how to take more than one course please do not hesitate to contact us.

How secure are the campuses? − +

All our programmes take place in a secure environment. Our students are supervised 24 hours a day by campus staff. All students must check-in regularly during the day: at roll-call at breakfast; at their morning classes; in the afternoon for lessons, workshops or activities; at dinner and in the evening before curfew. All campuses have a curfew.

Each campus office has its own safe where students may deposit items of value such as passports, travel documents, bank cards etc.

All campuses have residential staff who can be contacted 24 hours a day.

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Medicine Summer Schools 2024

Universities across the UK offer a wide variety of medicine summer school programmes to give those applying to medicine a good understanding of their future and equip them to have that upper edge in the interview and during the degree. These schools are designed for those in year 12 rather than year 11, but it is good to keep in mind what you might like to do as places on these courses can be pretty competitive due to the wealth of knowledge they offer applicants. 

These courses can be costly; however, there are many short courses available online that can subsidise the knowledge offered and allow you some insight into how that medical school may teach. For those who may meet criteria in line with disadvantaged backgrounds, you may be eligible to attend these courses for free or at a minimised cost. 

Below are my top five recommendations offered by medical schools across the UK:

Top 5 Medicine Summer Schools in UK

Lancaster (residential).

• They offer a joint summer school provided by a conjunction of Lancaster, Liverpool and Edge Hill medical schools.
• It provides students with an in-depth look into core skills needed to the student at an undergraduate level.
• Range of insight into societies and social life across all three University campuses
• You’ll start to tackle evidence-based learning (EBL) in group discussions as well as during independent research. 
• You may also get to participate in clinical skills and anatomy teaching which will provide you with a solid basis of progression for going into your first year at their respective universities 

Leicester (Online)

• Solid support with MMI & UCAT top tips and practice MMI stations to prepare you.
• Has recently been held virtually but may differ this year.
• Experience other Allied Health Professions.  
• Attend a variety of medicine-related conferences that usually cost a pretty penny to attend.

Keele (Online/Residential)

• More research focused on critical research skills needed throughout your medical career
• Introduction to evidence-based learning 
• Insight into academic pathways as a doctor.
• A good grounding in medical ethics and research.

Exeter (Residential)

• Real clinical scenarios in field hospitals with guidance to gain insight into your potential future working environments 
• Practice important qualities of being a doctor, teamwork, leadership and empathy.
• Have talks from medical professionals covering the use of medical diagnostic tools, procedures and your future ambitions. 

For those who are unsure if medical school is for them or want to gain more experience before their interviews then medical summer schools are a great opportunity if you find the time during your busy summer. 

Medic Mind (Residential)

• Insight from Doctors & Students : You’ll learn pathways training as a doctor in the NHS and practice being a GP, an A&E registrar and Medical SHO!
• UCAT & BMAT Teaching : Our packed schedule includes award-winning strategies proven to improve performance in UCAT and BMAT. You also get access to 10,000+ Questions. – The only summer school from the list above which offers this
• Care for patients on simulated ward: You’ll be immersed into a high-fidelity simulated environment where you’ll deal with emergencies like cardiac arrests, confusion, and infection
• Learn to suture and do CPR: You’ll dive into the deep end as you’ll practice CPR on simulated dummies and learn the important skill of suturing

This is my top choice for summer school since it combines a good variety of work experience, UCAT/BMAT and also clinical skills. You can use the code SUMMER100 to get £100 off.

Frequently Asked Question

→what are medical summer schools in the uk.

Medical summer schools in the UK are programs designed for students interested in pursuing a career in medicine. These programs provide hands-on learning experiences, mentorship from medical professionals, and opportunities to explore different medical specialties.

→Who can attend medical summer schools in the UK?

Medical summer schools in the UK are typically open to students who are currently in high school or college, with a strong interest in pursuing a career in medicine. Some programs may have specific requirements, such as a certain grade point average or coursework in science subjects.

→How do I apply for medical summer schools in the UK?

To apply for medical summer schools in the UK, you will typically need to complete an application form, provide transcripts or other academic records, and submit letters of recommendation. Some programs may also require a personal statement or essay, and may have an application deadline several months before the start of the program.

→How do I choose a medical summer school in the UK?

When choosing a medical summer school in the UK, it is important to consider factors such as the program’s reputation, the types of activities offered, the cost and length of the program, and the qualifications of the instructors and mentors. You may also want to consider the location and accessibility of the program, as well as any networking or career development opportunities offered.

→What types of activities are included in medical summer schools in the UK?

Medical summer schools in the UK typically include a variety of activities, such as lectures, workshops, hands-on demonstrations, and clinical simulations. Students may also have the opportunity to observe medical procedures, participate in research projects, and shadow medical professionals in different specialties.

→What are the benefits of attending medical summer schools in the UK?

Attending a medical summer school in the UK can provide students with valuable insight into the field of medicine, including different specialties and career paths. These programs also offer opportunities to develop practical skills, network with medical professionals, and gain experience that can be helpful when applying to medical school.

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Medicine International Summer School

Develop your research, communication and clinical skills.

During this three-week summer school, you will attend lectures, interactive workshops and take part in a range of learning activities following the weekly theme.

You will be taught by experienced medical educators and clinicians, in various environments including our purpose-built consultation skills suite.

The school will encourage reflection on some of the key aspects of medical practice, providing you with skills that you can embed into your own practice throughout your future career.

You will also have the opportunity to improve your English writing skills and practice presenting in an academic setting.

The summer school is an ideal setting for medical students to consider some of the varied roles you can undertake as future doctors, and the direction you may wish to take in your own career.

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Programme details

Talking science.

Our programme includes innovative practical sessions teaching you why and how to communicate about science and health with broader audiences. These sessions will be led by experienced faculty from the MSc Science and Health Communication programme.

Social activities

We offer a full range of social activities to introduce you to Manchester and the north-west of England.

What's included in the fee?

Fees include tuition fees, accommodation and scheduled social events.

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About your schedule

The summer school is structured around themed weeks, focusing on the Doctor as a researcher, a communicator and as a physician.

As well as deepening your understanding of each of these, you will have the opportunity to gain experience of British culture.

Within each week, you will attend lectures, have interactive workshops and undertake some small group work.

Areas of Study:

• The doctor as a researcher
• The doctor as a communicator
• The doctor as a physician

How to apply

Dr Hazel England

Academic Lead for the Medicine International Summer School

Dr England is Lecturer in Medical Education and Year Lead for our Foundation Year In Medicine and Dentistry, and the International Foundation programme in Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy.

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For information about booking your place on the Medicine International Summer School, please get in touch.

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Summer research

University research programmes for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

The research opportunities below are listed to give students an idea of the opportunities available globally. Students apply directly to the host institution and are responsible for the costs and meeting their deadlines, however some of the opportunities come with scholarships and stipends attached. Additionally, students are encouraged to apply for a  short-term mobility bursary  to support their activities. If student cannot find the right placement from what is listed, they are are encouraged to investigate other countries, institutions and organisations to discover more programmes (and can still apply for a short-term mobility bursary ).

Details for some of the below opportunities are still to be confirmed, so please continue to look at the host institution's webpages for the most up-to-date information.

The Summer Undergraduate Research Programme (SURP) provides an opportunity for undergraduate students from overseas universities to undertake research attachments for eight weeks at CUHK during the summer. Students will conduct research under the supervision of a CUHK faculty member from various academic disciplines, including Arts, Education, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Science and Social Science. Early applications are strongly encouraged to secure places in preferred projects.

Dates: 23 June - 17 August 2024

Tuition Fees: HKD8,151

Application Deadlines:  29 February 2024

For more information, please visit the CUHK SURP website .

SJTU offers research projects for undergraduate students across different fields that can include mechanical engineering, electronic information and electronic engineering, agriculture and pharmacy. The internships are usually six weeks and students will also have chance to collaborate on the paper-writing process and serve as a co-author on a publication.

Dates:  27 June - 9 August 2023

Tuition Fees:  8400RMB

Application Deadline:  15 May 2023

For more information visit the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Summer Research Internship Program website.

RISE Germany offers undergraduate students from North American, British and Irish universities the opportunity to complete a summer research internship at top German universities and research institutions. RISE Germany is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.Students are matched with a host university or institute according to their area of interest (biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences, engineering, or a closely related field). Host universities and institutes provide housing assistance and match students with Ph.D. student mentors. German language is not required and the working language will be in English. 

Dates:  10 - 12 weeks between May - July 2024

Programme Fees:  a monthly scholarship of 934 Euros. DAAD provides health insurance, accident and personal liability insurance. All interns are invited to the three-day RISE Germany meeting in Heidelberg at the beginning of July and will receive an allowance of 160 Euros for travel to the meeting.The scholarship also covers international travel costs with an international travel subsidy.

Application Deadline: 30 November for application, 15 December 2023 for reference letters.

For more information visit the DAAD website.

Equipped with specialized technologies such as drones, 3D printers, flight simulators and a clustered supercomputer, the ÉTS labs and chairs enables studetns to carry out unique research projects in emerging areas such as artificial intelligence, health technologies, aerospace and transport electrification. Research internships, which are supervised by a professor from one of the Chairs or research units, usually last from three to 12 months. 

Dates:  Varies depending on students' arrangements with their supervisors (Summer is May - August, Fall is September - December, Winter is January - April)

Tuition Fees:  Varies depending on students' arrangements with their supervisors

Application Deadline: Varies depending on students' arrangements with their supervisors

For more information visit the ETS Montreal Laboratory Research website .

Postgraduate-taught and non-first year students have the opportunity to undertake a period of on-site/virtual research through a diverse range of projects with PUC Chile. Students are invited to pursue their research, while also experiencing Chilean culture through interactions with staff and students.

Dates: A period of 4 - 12 weeks between April - May, agreed by student and proposed supervisor

Tuition Fees:  Free

Application Deadlines:  26 November 2023 (Extended to 3 December 2023)

For more information visit the PUC Global Research Program website .

Undergraduate students from all over the world have the unique opportunity to conduct a research project in conjunction with a USFQ faculty member in various fields of study. This program is called The Latitude Zero: Ecuador Research Initiative (LOERI). Research themes available include Venezuelan Migration in Ecuador, Human Genetics, Psychological Wellbeing During Covid-19 in an Ecuadorian Population and Invasive Species and Drones in Galápagos.

Tuition Fees: USD500

For more information visit the USFQ Research Opportunities website.

Tecnológico de Monterrey offers undergraduate students the possibility to develop their research skills by participating on projects at any of the Tec research centers. Students will obtain valuable experience while being advised by specialists from a range of research centers and groups. Research areas include Sustainable Development, Architecture, Art and Design, Biotechnology, Water, Health and Business.

Dates:  June - August (applications on a rolling basis)

Application Deadline: Varies depending on students' arrangements with their supervisors

For more information please see the Undergraduate Research Program information website .

The University of Tokyo Summer Internship Program in Kashiwa (UTSIP Kashiwa) provides hands-on research internship opportunities in the fields of natural sciences and social sciences. Alongside the period of research, lectures are also offered from world-leading researchers at the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences. All participants will be assigned to a laboratory in their desired area of interest and will conduct a research project under the guidance of a faculty member or senior graduate students. Participants will also experience Japanese culture and world-leading Japanese technology through weekend events and a field trip.

Dates:  Program A: 29 May - 14 July 2024

Program B: 19 June - 4 August 2024

Tuition Fee:  JPY 50,000

Application Deadline: 17:00, 15 January 2024 (Tokyo time)

For more information visit the UTSIP Kashiwa webpage.

UBC welcomes international students at undergraduate or postgraduate level to conduct full-time research for a defined period of time, under the supervision of a UBC faculty member. Since 2014, UBC has welcomed over 2500 VIRS students from over 650 universities and 85 different countries. The VIRS program is managed by Go Global under the Office of the Vice Provost, International. Please note that it is the responsibility of the individual applicant to identify, contact, and obtain approval from a UBC faculty member who will be their VIRS supervisor.

Dates: Varies depending on students' arrangements with their supervisors

Programme Fee: CAD415

Application Deadline: Submit the completed VIRS application at least 12 weeks before the planned start date for the research

For more information visit the UBC VIRS website.

The ETH Robotics Student Fellowship (ETH RSF) program offers graduate students the opportunity to research alongside experts on the specific topic of robotics of their choice. This fellowship takes place mainly during summer (July - August).

Dates: 1 July - 31 August 2024

Programme Fee: Housing, travel, visa and living expenses covered by a scholarship

Application Deadline:  29 February 2024

For more information visit the  ETH SSRF website.

The Student Summer Research Fellowship (ETH SSRF) programme offers undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to gain their first research experience in an area of their choice. The fellowship provided by the Computer Science Department of ETH takes place during two summer months.

Application Deadline:  15 December 2023

For more information visit the ETH SSRF website .

UCL has been invited by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) to nominate up to 10 outstanding Master's students to apply for a research scholarship place on their 10-week summer intensive research training in Hong Kong.

Eligibility - Current UCL Masters students holding an undergraduate degree with first class honours (equivalent to a UK 1st/Hong Kong CGPA of at least 3.7-4.0/A). - Students with an undergraduate classification of a high UK 2:1/Hong Kong CGPA 3.6, may still be considered, but priority will go to students with a 1st.  - Research can be in any of the areas supported by HKU's faculties:  https://gradsch.hku.hk/prospective_students/research_areas.

Dates:  3 June – 5 August 2024

Benefits and Financial support - One-to-one mentorship on a research project with an eminent professor at HKU. - Networking and extra-curricular activities for elite students worldwide.  - A scholarship of HK$10,000 will be awarded to each participant  after  successful completion (subject to HKU budgets). - Financial support of airfare up to HK$5,000, and university accommodation up to HK$5,000 will be provided on a reimbursement basis  after  successfully completion (subject to HKU budgets). - A small number of exceptional participants may be awarded a conditional offer of the HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship to pursue a full-time PhD at HKU upon completion of their current studies. The HKU Presidential PhD Scholarship is HKU's most prestigious entrance scholarship, which includes an award of up to HK$427,100 in the first year alone.

Full Programme Details: https://gradsch.hku.hk/news_and_events/news_and_future_events/summer-research-programme-2024

Students must apply for a nomination place though UCL first, then if successful they will be invited by HKU to apply.

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A £10,000 studentship is available for UCL Masters or MPhil/PhD candidates that are conducting their research in any aspect of Japanese studies but particularly politics, economics, and international relations, arts and science.

There is a range of specific criteria that applicants must meet, so for full details and instructions on how to apply students should visit UCL's Sasakawa Studentship webpage .

Dates and Programme Fee:  UCL can nominate up to three students for these studentships, which are worth £10,000 and are for one year's duration

Application Deadline:  19 March 2024

For more information visit the  UCL's Sasakawa Studentship webpage .

This research opportunity at NTU is open to bachelor's or master's degree students with a 2:1 average, graduating in 2025. Students from any discipine are welcome to apply. Research areas include AI, Smart Manufacturing, Digital Economy, Cybersecurity, Machine Learning, Sustainability, 3D Printing, Health Sciences, Fintech, and more. 

Dates: 20 May - 20 July 2024

Programme Fee:  no programme fee, SGD5,000 stipend and complimentary housing at NTU's Yunan Garden campus.

Application Deadline:  1 March 2024, however interested students must contact UCL Study Abroad to be nominated by midday 19 February (via askUCL) - 2024 NOMINATIONS NOW CLOSED.

For more information visit the NTU GCF information page .

The TISS in Mumbai is hosting a four-week programme for students who are passionate about promoting gender equality in their respective fields.The programme will explore the importance of taking a gender perspective into the development and implementation of public policy and the likely consequences of gender-blind policies. Students will gain an understanding of how institutions and structures are gendered and how this might affect the implementation of a public policy. 

Dates: 1 - 26 July 2024

Programme Fee:  USD1970 - 3040, depending on students' accomodation options (applications before 15 March receive a 10% discount)

Application Deadline:  Ongoing

For more information visit the TISS International Summer School webpage .

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What are summer school programs?

The majority of universities offer summer school programs for year 12’s designed to equip students with skills that will either be useful in the application process and/or life at university. Whilst some are paid for, a large number of universities have widening participation programs that are free of cost. This post will outline some of the free opportunities available, as well as paid opportunities with scholarships available (these are clearly outlined). For some, applications for summer 2021 are still open, however, unfortunately, for others, applications have already closed. If you are in year 11 though, it is definitely worth keeping these in mind as most of the programs run every year so you will be able to apply for those with applications due earlier in the academic year.

The programs vary in content and duration, however, I can guarantee that if you are able to secure a place on any of these programs you will benefit in some way. It must also be noted that normally these programs would run face-to-face however given the current circumstances, a few are taking place virtually this year.

Why do a summer school program for your medical school application?

Both medical and non-medical programs will allow you to develop a number of skills that are extremely valuable as a university student. These include organisation and communication skills, and the ability to work in a team but also independently. In addition to this, you will have the chance to meet a diverse range of individuals with whom you are likely to share common interests, and consequently build life-long friendships. Moreover, many of the universities running these courses will give you the opportunity to ask staff and current students any questions you have, and allow you to use the universities facilities, giving you a greater understanding of what life as a student is like. Completing a summer school program can be advantageous in your application if you can reflect on your experiences and appreciate the skills you gained.

The programs that are specifically directed at prospective medical students are particularly useful for the medical school application process as many of them provide students with UCAT and BMAT advice, as well as tips on how to write a personal statement. This will strengthen your application as high scores in the admissions tests and a well written personal statement are crucial in securing an interview.

Am I eligible for a FREE summer school program for Medicine?

Most of the free summer programs have specific eligibility criteria. As this can vary between programs, it is important to check the individual requirements (usually clearly outlined on their respective websites).

What summer school programs are available?

Medicine related:, 1. lancaster medicine summer school: https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/widening-participation/access/summer-schools/.

• Collaboration between Lancaster Medical School, University of Liverpool and Edge Hill University funded by the Medical Schools Council (MSC) and Health Education England (HEE).
• Aims to provide students with a full insight into life as a medical student, focusing on skills development for undergraduate level study as well as social and leisure activities.
• You will be given the chance to try problem-based learning (PBL) and also team and case-based learning (CBL). In addition to this, you will undertake research in medically related topics, receiving feedback from peers, and participate in clinical skills and clinical anatomy teaching sessions.This will allow you to experience  the variety of learning environments at three different medical schools.
• Residential.

Duration : 1 week.

Eligibility criteria : see website.

Application due date for 2021: not yet released.

2. University of Leicester Year 12 Summer School: https://le.ac.uk/study/schools-and-colleges/post-16/access-leicester-medicine

• More details to be released at a later date.
• Last year it was held virtually however this may differ this year depending on what guidelines are in place.

Duration : N/A

Eligibility criteria: see website.

Application due date for 2021: applications now closed. Applications will open again in Autumn 2021 for students starting year 12 in 2021.

3. Southampton Widening Access to Medicine Residential: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/schools-colleges/widening-access-to-medicine-residential.page

• Usually is residential however this year is being run as an online course.
• Some of the activities included in the program this year are a Q&A session with clinicians, clinical skills and other topical sessions, interview technique and application support workshops, sessions on UCAT, student finance and completing your application, and the opportunity to speak to current medical students.

Duration: 3 days.

Application due date for 2021: 28th March.

4. University of Sunderland Medicine Summer School: https://www.sunderland.ac.uk/open-days/medicine-summer-school/

• Opportunity to experience life as a medical student
• Sessions will focus on PBL, anatomy, mock MMIs, clinical skills, UCAT preparation, professionalism & communication skills.
• Students that meet certain criteria and also partake in the summer school will be guaranteed an interview.

Duration : varies year on year but usually 2-4 days.

Application due date for 2021: applications still open. No indication of a due date.

5. Pathways to Medicine: https://www.suttontrust.com/our-programmes/pathways-to-medicine/

• The Sutton Trust runs this program at various universities including the University of Newcastle, Hull York Medical School, The University of Nottingham & Imperial College London.
• The due date for applications varies between universities so make sure to double check!
• Usually residential however this year, depending on guidelines in place, may be transferred to online.
• You are given the opportunity to meet medical students and network with professionals as well as develop skills that will be useful at university and beyond. Some of the scheduled activities include: skills workshops, career talks, admissions testing sessions and social activities.

‍ Duration: 1 week.

Application due date for 2021: applications now closed.

‍ ‍ Note : although this program is run at Imperial College London, application is directly through their own website - https://www.imperial.ac.uk/be-inspired/student-recruitment-and-outreach/schools-and-colleges/students/on-campus-activities/programmes/pathways-to-medicine/ .

6. Newcastle Mini Medical School: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/engage-with-us/mini-medical-school/

• Not strictly a summer school program but runs during the Autumn term.
• Series of interactive lectures (and also some practical sessions) delivered once a week.

Duration: 6 weeks

Eligibility criteria : not exclusively Year 12 students - open to anyone aged 15+.

Application due date for 2021: no indication of due date.

Non-Medical:

1. imperial college london year 12 work experience program: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/be-inspired/student-recruitment-and-outreach/schools-and-colleges/students/on-campus-activities/summer-schools/work-experience/.

• Can apply to various departments including Bioengineering, Earth Science and Engineering, Materials, Mathematics, National Heart and Lung Institute, or Physics.
• Not aimed at aspiring medical students specifically, however may still be of interest and provide you with applicable skills.

Duration : 5 days.

Eligibility criteria: differs between programs so see website.

Application due date for 2021: 3rd March.

2. UCL Year 12 Summer School: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/widening-participation/learners/year-12-and-13/summer-schools/year-12-summer-school-online

• Usually face-to-face but being run online this year.
• Chance to gain vital skills such as time management, organisation, and teamwork.
• Meet students from different backgrounds around the country.
• Ask questions to student leaders about life at UCL.
• Subjects you can apply for include: Architecture, Astrophysics, Biosciences, Chemical Engineering, Economics, Fine Art, Geography, History, Natural Sciences, Health and Wellbeing Data Science, Philosophy.

Eligibility criteria : year 12 students attending a non-selective state school.

Application due date for 2021: 2nd March.

3. Pre-University Summer School at KCL *PAID*: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/summer/pre-university/online-summer-school

• 7 different course options covering subject areas such as Health and Science, Law, Business Management, Culture and Social Science.
• ‍ *PAID* but there are scholarships covering tuition costs are available. To receive the scholarship there are a number of tasks you have to complete in addition to your application (which can be found on the website) and if you are invited to join the program you will be expected to write a 300-word blog post on your experience, provide a short one-minute video testimonial and attend an ambassador event in the following academic year (online for 2021/22).

Duration : 2 weeks.

Eligibility criteria: see website for eligibility details for scholarship.

Application due date for 2021: the scholarship application is due 30th April however if you are not applying for a scholarship it is due 31st May.

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UROP can enhance your appreciation of the research environment especially if you are keen on considering postgraduate study. Equally, it is the perfect opportunity to pursue something relevant to your degree while enhancing your employability. Several hundred students participate annually.

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Alzheimer's Society  Up to eight weeks of funding for research within the field of dementia. Applications should be made by the prospective supervisor.

Amgen Scholars Program  Take part in important university research projects, gain hands-on lab experience, and contribute to the advancement of science over 3 months at the University of Cambridge.  

Animal Behaviour Society  Student and Developing Nations Research Grants

ASAB Undergraduate Project Scholarships   Undergraduate Project Scholarships enable undergraduates to undertake supervised research projects, which fall within the field of animal behaviour, defined as the sphere of interest of papers published in Animal Behaviour.

Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour  Up to ten weeks of funding to enable undergraduates to undertake supervised research projects which fall within the field of animal behaviour.

Beatson Institute Interns  O pportunity for bright undergraduate and masters students considering a career in cancer research to find out what it is like to work in state-of-the-art labs alongside world-class scientists.  

Biochemical Society    S upport undergraduate students to carry out a summer lab placement  

Biomedical Society  Students are invited to develop a research project with a supervisor who then applies on their behalf for six to eight weeks of funding.

Biomedical Vacation Scholarships at Oxford   As a Wellcome Biomedical Vacation Scholar (BVS), you’ll work on a self-contained piece of research over six weeks.

BNA Undergraduate Summer Research Placements  G ive students relevant skills and insights into working in a lab.   

Botanical Society of Scotland  Grants of up to £400 for fieldwork research in the British Isles, preferably in Scotland, that does not form part of a university course.

British Dragonfly Society  Two grants for young people (anyone up to the age of 25) who are engaged in, or wish to establish, a small odonatological research project.

The British Lichen Society  Offers up to ten weeks funding to gain supervised research experience at a British academic (or other research) institution in any branch of lichenology.

The British Mycological Society  offers a number of Undergraduate Student Bursaries to give an experience of research in any branch of mycology. Applications should be made by the prospective supervisor.

British Pharmacological Society  Designed to encourage consideration of a pharmacology specialism, each studentship will provide up to ten weeks of funding for a project developed with a supervisor.

British Phycological Society  Funds six to eight week, hypothesis-driven projects that promote and further phycology, its applications and dissemination. Applications should be made by the prospective supervisor.

British Society for Cell Biology Summer Studentships  Students develop a research project with a supervisor who will apply on their behalf for up to eight weeks of funding.

British Society for Neuroendocrinology  Each studentship offers a maximum of eight weeks of funding for students to undertake a summer vacation research project in the host laboratory.

British Society for Plant Pathology  Between eight and ten weeks of funding to gain practical experience in a plant pathology laboratory and to assist supervisors to meet some specific research objectives.

Cancer Research UK Internship Scheme  Up to 12 weeks long paid internship, offer lab-based internships in Cambridge and London, as well as  across the organisational departments, including Fundraising, Communications, Technology, Policy and Business Strategy. 

Child Health Research Studentship Scheme  Up to eight weeks long, those studying undergraduate science or medicine can select from one of the academic programmes on offer.

Crick- Calleva Summer Student Programme  Nine week summer placement providing hands-on experience on what it's like to work in a lab for undergraduates considering a future in biomedical research.  

DeepMind -  A   practical   and   rewarding   introduction   to   AI  DeepMind  offer internships across a number of our teams, including Research, Engineering, Science, Ethics & Society and Operations.

EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Power Networks  Six to eight week internships offering the opportunity to work alongside one of the research teams in the EPSRC Centre.

Experimental Psychology Society  Up to ten weeks funding to allow students to learn at first hand about experimental procedures and analyses employed in the host laboratory. Applications should be made by the prospective supervisor.

The Gatsby Charitable Foundation  Sainsbury Undergraduate Studentships are awarded to support undergraduate summer projects in plant science. Those who receive studentships are also fast-tracked into consideration for a Sainsbury PhD Studentship.

The Genetics Society  The studentship includes up to £750 to cover justifiable expenses incurred by the host laboratory. A stipend to cover 8 weeks subsistence during the studentship (£300 per week)

GSK Summer Placements  Up to  8 to 12 weeks, provide an excellent opportunity to gain insights into life and work in a global healthcare company.  

Institute of Cancer Research  A six to eight week research project under the supervision of a team based at either the Chelsea or Sutton sites of the Institute of Cancer Research.

ISBM Summer Research Lab Experience  O pportunity to gain hands-on experience in a research group and to get career advice from fellow students and mentors.  

LMS Undergraduate Research Bursaries  Bursaries provided by the London Mathematical Society.

Manchester & Liverpool Doctoral Training Programme: Research Experience Placements  An eight-week placement offering experience of environmental research to those studying quantitative disciplines.

Marine Biological Association of the UK  Up to ten weeks of funding. Interested students should contact an MBA Research Fellow working in an area of interest to find out about projects they could potentially undertake in support of the research programme.

Medical Research Council Clinical Science Centre, Imperial College, London  An eight-week programme offering intensive laboratory research experience.

Microbiology Society  Funding for six to eight weeks to work with a supervisor on a microbiological research project during the summer vacation.

MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge  Gain hands-on experience of research by joining one of the research groups at LMB and doing original research for eight to thirteen weeks over the summer.

MRC Undergraduate Summer Placements  O ffer undergraduate students from across the UK the opportunity to undertake a research experience placement at the University of Manchester funded through the MRC DTP.

The Nutrition Society  Funding for up to eight weeks for students registered on Nutrition or related degree programmes to undertake a period of research in a university, research institute or industrial setting.

Oxford University Summer Research Programme, Department of Physics  For eight weeks, work with a supervisor on a self-contained research project, attend lectures, and take part in department life.

The Physiological Society, Undergraduate Vacation Studentship Scheme  Work on your own research project under a supervisor for eight weeks over the summer.

Royal Microscopical Society  Applications for Summer Studentships must include a significant microscopy component and should come from a suitable host academic on behalf of a student.

Royal Society of Biology  Offered four 8-10 week placements to research plant health in 2017 and plan to offer more placements in future years.

Society for Endocrinology  Up to ten weeks of funding to assist undergraduate students in gaining research experience by working in a research environment.

Society for Reproduction and Fertility  Up to eight weeks of funding for research projects related to reproduction, fertility and lactation in humans and other animals.

South East Physics Network  These 8-week placements are for Physics undergraduate students to gain work experience in either a commercial company or a research institution.

Summer Studentship Programme   4-8 week placement  offers undergraduate students the opportunity to learn first-hand about biological and clinical science by working in a cutting-edge research laboratory at the MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences (MRC LMS).

STFC Paid Internship students  To gain practical work experience on projects relevant to their intended or current course of study, under the supervision of experts in their chosen field.

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP), Imperial College, London  Join a research group at Imperial for the summer and gain an insight into research.

Wellcome Trust  Funding for six to eight weeks to allow the opportunity to develop a research project with a supervisor over the summer.

What Premed Students Should Know About Emerging Fields of Medical Research

Aspiring physician-scientists should bone up on areas such as gene editing, nanotechnology and regenerative medicine.

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If you find a field that interests you, don't hesitate to join a like-minded laboratory while training.

Premedical students aspiring to become physician-scientists will be tasked with navigating emerging fields in research and translating exciting discoveries into the clinical realm. Understanding the latest trends and breakthroughs in biomedical science is paramount for those hoping to bridge the gap between such cutting-edge research and clinical practice – a career goal for many aspiring physician-scientists.

What are these emerging fields, what should aspiring physician-scientists – including those applying to combined M.D.-Ph.D. programs – know about getting involved in these fields, and are there any pitfalls? 

This is an extraordinarily exciting time in scientific research, with recent breakthroughs in diverse fields such as gene editing, immunotherapies, nanotechnology, precision medicine, machine learning and regenerative medicine. Highlights run the gamut of the biomedical spectrum, including evolutionary genomics, novel neurotechnology, advances in cardiovascular imaging, cell-based therapies and therapeutic manipulation of the microbiome, to name a few.

Aspiring physician-scientists will undoubtedly be tempted to ride this wave of exciting discoveries and join laboratories moving the needle in these fields, many of which are still in their infancy. 

Premed students should be aware of these emerging fields, as these advances are expected to contribute increasingly to health care throughout the coming decades and will undoubtedly remain important for the duration of a lengthy career in medicine .

These fields are likely to hold long-term career opportunities for students interested in biomedical research. They also represent opportunities to contribute to innovation, be involved in groundbreaking discoveries and help shape the future of science and medicine.

Many emerging fields are exciting in part due to new or newly appreciated applications to clinical practice, with direct implications for patient care . By understanding these emerging fields, premed students will remain informed and up to date regarding novel treatment paradigms, new diagnostic tools and different preventive strategies that could benefit their future patients. 

Students’ research interests often evolve during undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate education. Many fascinating fields of biomedical science are neither new nor well known, and they deserve serious consideration. You will have multiple opportunities to change fields should your interests diverge at any point, so you should not feel locked in to the discipline of your first research experience.

However, if you do have a genuine intellectual interest in a popular scientific field at an early phase of training, don’t hesitate to join such a like-minded laboratory. 

Finding a Laboratory in Emerging Research Fields

If you are a premed student interested in an exciting field like cancer immunotherapy, genomics, AI-enabled precision medicine , etc., you may struggle to understand which laboratories would be appropriate and rewarding to join and a good fit for your career goals.

To start, assess the research landscape at your home institution through departmental web pages and note which faculty in your field of interest are involved in active research projects. Get in touch with a few faculty members and discuss the possibility of joining their laboratory.

As you learn about their research projects, you can also ask if they know of other labs in the same field that may also be of interest. Often, research faculty themselves are the best resource for understanding the current research landscape of the university, as departmental web pages and related resources can be out of date. 

Departmental administrators or undergraduate research coordinators may also be quite helpful in finding a lab in a specific area that would be a good fit for an undergraduate student. If you read a lay press article – especially from a local publication – about an area of exciting, “hot” science, pay attention to which studies and researchers they reference or quote. These investigators are often leading voices in the field. 

Use PubMed to find the latest work in a field or by a specific investigator. Explore the "trending articles" section to see which articles have had recent activity – a sign of a field gaining broad interest. If you find investigators doing work that is particularly interesting to you, use the "saved searches" function to get updates about their work directly in your email inbox. 

Appreciate that emerging fields are often a result of novel collaboration across disparate disciplines such as distinct subfields in biology and medicine, biomedical engineering or computer science .

Application of a known technology to a new field can also yield exciting advancements. A recent example is cryo-EM-mediated determination of complex structures, such as ligand-bound receptors, which could not previously be accurately determined.

Look for labs that are working in an interdisciplinary manner to tackle an important question in medicine or biology, and you are likely to find stimulating research in an important emerging field. 

Pitfalls to Avoid

Avoid presuming that only well-known fields with significant popularity and press attention are the only interesting domains of scientific research. The biggest discoveries often come from unpredictable places, and their genesis can be traced to less well-known fields.

Recent high-profile examples include prokaryotic genomics that spawned CRISPR/Cas9-based gene editing, and nucleoside modifications that advanced mRNA vaccines. This is characteristic of biomedical research and should lead you to explore various fields and meet with a variety of investigators to find the field, research and lab that most interest you. 

A few exceedingly popular fields – such as microbiome research, cancer immunotherapy , etc. – run the risk of becoming oversaturated, with many excellent investigators trying to solve similar problems. These fields can thus become quite competitive, with several associated challenges.

If you do join a competitive field, look for opportunities to do novel work that can separate your project from the rest of the crowd. A good strategy when selecting a laboratory is to assess which researchers are pushing the boundaries in these fields and are looking to incorporate interdisciplinary approaches, as they are more likely to be working in their own lane, away from other investigators. Use the same approach when selecting a project within your lab.

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Undergraduate Summer Research Programs

The Genetics Department partners with the Stanford Summer Research Program (SSRP) to bring undergraduate students to campus every summer for a research-intensive residential program. 

The Genomics SSRP scholars are offered a fully-funded 8-week summer research program, where they work in laboratories affiliated with the Genetics department and receive training in a wide variety of research techniques. In turn, scholars become a part of both the SSRP cohort and our broader Stanford Genetics community. Beyond research experience, this summer program helps prepare its scholars for applying to PhD programs by addressing the career, academic, and personal needs of each student.

The Genomics SSRP program especially encourages applications from students who come from low income families, those who are first generation college students, and others whose backgrounds and experiences would bring diverse perspectives (broadly defined) to the field of Genomics.

Program activities conducted with SSRP

The goal of this program is to provide talented undergraduates in STEM a valuable research opportunity in genomics to help prepare them to apply to PhD programs, regardless of previous research experience. We achieve this through the following steps: 

8 weeks of full-time research in conjunction with a faculty mentor and a primary lab mentor (e.g. current PhD student, postdoctoral fellow, and/or staff scientist) 

Peer mentorship by current graduate students, including social events.

Workshops on networking, career development, and the PhD or MD/PhD admissions process. 


A final oral and poster presentation of scholars’ research to the Stanford Biosciences community sponsored by SSRP.

How to Apply

Interested students should submit their application through the Stanford Summer Research Program (SSRP) application portal and clearly express their interest in participating in Genomics research. Genomics-specific scholars are selected during the general SSRP review process.

Applications open in November and are due in February each year. See SSRP Criteria and Application Requirements for more information, as well as the SSRP Frequently Asked Questions page.

2019 cohort of Stanford Summer Research Program scholars.

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UK HR Student Employment seeking departments to host students this summer

LEXINGTON, Ky (May 22, 2024) —  University of Kentucky Human Resources Student Employment is seeking the help of the campus community for its annual Summer Youth Program.

Each year, UK hosts 10 local high school students who spend six weeks on campus observing, learning and actively participating in meaningful assignments across the university. The program is coordinated by UK Human Resources and made possible by the Office of the President. This year, the program runs June 10 through July 19.

Student Employment is seeking departments willing to host a student for this six-week program. 

“A department’s participation would enable a student to open their eyes to a world of opportunity and inspire ideas for their own future education and career,” said Ben Ward, program coordinator for HR Student Employment. “The expectation for this program is to provide the participants with a rewarding experience through guidance and active engagement.”

A student will work 15 to 20 hours per week with all costs covered through the Office of the President. At the end of the six-week period, the supervisor and the student will attend an awards luncheon and the student will present a brief summary of their experience. Student Employment’s goal is to pair students with departments that match their interests and can provide meaningful work experience. 

Departments interested in hosting a student for the program must complete this  online form  by May 24. Departments will be notified if they are selected to receive a student or not by May 29. Not all departments will be matched with a participant. Selection will be based on the students’ interests.

For more information on the program, contact Ward at 859-257-9554 or at  [email protected] .

As the state’s flagship, land-grant institution, the University of Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the next generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education, research and creative work, service and health care. We pride ourselves on being a catalyst for breakthroughs and a force for healing, a place where ingenuity unfolds. It's all made possible by our people — visionaries, disruptors and pioneers — who make up 200 academic programs, a $476.5 million research and development enterprise and a world-class medical center, all on one campus.   

In 2022, UK was ranked by Forbes as one of the “Best Employers for New Grads” and named a “Diversity Champion” by INSIGHT into Diversity, a testament to our commitment to advance Kentucky and create a community of belonging for everyone. While our mission looks different in many ways than it did in 1865, the vision of service to our Commonwealth and the world remains the same. We are the University for Kentucky.   

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Doctors question long term training prospects of 350 additional medical students

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Doctors have raised concerns about the future training prospects of medical students after the government announced it would fund 350 additional medical school places in England for the academic year 2025-26. In its NHS Long Term Workforce Plan published last year the government promised it would double medical school places in England, from 7500 to 15 000 a year by 2031-32. 1

However, a letter sent to the regulator the Office for Students in December last year revealed that the allocation of these extra places being carried over and repeated in subsequent years “will be subject to review.” 2 It also said that there would be no new capital funding in 2025-26 for medical schools that are taking on more students and that those that do will have to set out whether capital will be needed in future years because of the 2025 expansion.

The government said that the 350 additional places had been allocated to medical schools across the country but had been targeted at areas where doctors were needed. The South East of England will be the region receiving the most places (77), with 34 going to the newly launched University of Surrey Medical School, which will open its four year, graduate entry bachelors degree medical programme this September. 3

In April the BMA expressed concern about the uncertainty facing hundreds of new medical graduates who have yet to receive details of where they will be working in August. 4

Chinelo Nnadi and Shivani Ganesh, co-chairs of the BMA’s Medical Students Committee, called for improvements in the way new doctors were allocated their first role in the NHS. “This year there are hundreds of graduating medics who still don’t know where their first placement as a doctor will be and may not find out until as little as three weeks before. When they do start, they’ll be compensated with pay that’s been falling in real terms since 2008 and facing further bottlenecks in accessing specialty training, leading many to consider whether staying in the NHS is worth it,” they said.

Although 350 more medical student places is good news on paper, Nnadi and Ganesh said, more places alone wouldn’t be enough to ensure more doctors in the future. “To maintain the quality of teaching, increased numbers of medical students will need increased numbers of academics and educators, which currently are declining, and universities need funding for facilities.”

Royal College of Physicians president Sarah Clarke welcomed the increase in medical school places, an issue on which the college has campaigned, but she said there remained questions to be answered on the long term training prospects of these and other medical students. “When they graduate, these students will need jobs. They will need teachers and supervisors and protected time to train,” Clarke said. “Yet almost a year after the publication of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan we still don’t have the detail we need on how and where postgraduate training places will be increased, where the patient demand is, and how the NHS will train and supervise these new doctors.”

On X the GP Neena Jha said, “This year 15 036 junior doctors applied for only 4000 GP training posts. Over 11 000 were unsuccessful. Unless we have an increase in training posts, the medical school number increases are meaningless.” 5

Core surgical trainee Sidd Raj asked on X, “Is there a plan to increase the number of training posts? There are multiple bottlenecks after the mandatory two years of foundation training, even if the number of foundation training posts increase in line with the extra medical school places that have been announced.” 6

Responding to a query about foundation training posts for additional medical students, a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Care said, “The Long Term Workforce Plan sets out that we will ensure there is adequate growth in foundation placement capacity, as those taking up these new places begin to graduate, and a corresponding increase in specialty training places that meets the demands of the NHS in the future.”

Amanda Pritchard, chief executive of NHS England, said the announcement of the 350 additional places was a hugely important moment for the long term workforce plan. “The ambitious blueprint for our workforce is a once in a generation opportunity to put NHS staffing on a sustainable footing, particularly as we continue to adapt to new and rising demand for health services,” Pritchard said.

The 350 additional medical school places in England for 2025-26

Edge Hill University 13

University of Central Lancashire 6

University of Chester 5

Imperial College: Pears Cumbria Medical School (in partnership with Imperial College London) 8

Lancaster University 5

University of Liverpool 13

University of Manchester 4

Total North West 54

Universities of Hull and York 8

University of Leeds 16

University of Newcastle upon Tyne 2

University of Sheffield 9

University of Sunderland 17

Total North East and Yorkshire 52

Aston University 10

University of Birmingham 8

Keele University 7

University of Leicester 3

University of Nottingham: Lincoln Medical School (in partnership with University of Lincoln) 4

University of Nottingham 4

University of Warwick 10

University of Worcester 12

Total Midlands 58

Anglia Ruskin University Higher Education Corporation 28

University of East Anglia 27

Total East of England 55

Brunel University London 3

Queen Mary, University of London 3

St George’s Hospital Medical School, University of London 1

University College London 3

Total London 10

Universities of Brighton and Sussex 4

Universities of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church 9

University of Southampton 17

University of Surrey 34

King’s College London: Portsmouth Medical School (in partnership with the University of Portsmouth) 13

Total South East 77

University of Bristol 17

University of Exeter 10

University of Plymouth 17

Total South West 44

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• ↵ Raj S. Is there a plan to increase the number of training posts? X. 13 May 2024. https://twitter.com/TheSiddRaj/status/1789950575531917679

• May 23 2024

5 students selected as 2024 Sustainability Summer Research Fellows

Five students from the University of Kentucky have been selected for the  Sustainability Summer Research Fellowship  program.

As a learning institution, UK engages in sustainable practices by collaborating with faculty, staff and students across all colleges and departments. The Sustainability Research Fellowship is a collaborative program coordinated by the  Office of Undergraduate Research  and sponsored by the  UK Student Sustainability Council (SSC)  and  UK Sustainability . The fellowship’s goal is to support and promote sustainability-related undergraduate research endeavors. The program launched in 2014 and has supported 53 undergraduates.

“Sustainability research is important because the resources at our disposal are typically limited, and their utilization can often lead to undesirable consequences. Therefore, it is our duty to manage these resources responsibly and to employ scientific methods to achieve the most effective outcomes,” said Luis Silva Nunes, an electrical engineering and Lewis Honors College freshman working with Christopher Crawford, Ph.D., in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the  College of Arts and Sciences .

Students selected as Sustainability Research Fellows received a $5,000 stipend to support their research endeavors during the Summer 2024 term. Fellows engage in a research project under the guidance of a mentor.

“Sustainability research is incredibly important not only for its clear connection to pressing climate issues, but also due to its necessary role in the development of more equitable, ecological and endurable communities,” said Erica Smith, an architecture and  Lewis Honors College  junior. “While projects on a large, worldwide scale are certainly crucial to the adaptation of our environments for a more sustainable and just future, the visibility of research done in a variety of implementable scales is equally important for the advancement of local communities and services.” Smith is working with mentor Daniel Vivian, Ph.D., in the  College of Design ’s Department of Historical Preservation.

Students will present their research at the Summer Research Symposium on Aug. 27, 2024, Sustainability Showcase on Oct. 23, 2024, and the Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars in April 2025.

The 2024 Sustainability Research Fellows:

Katie Christensen , agricultural and medical biotechnology and Lewis Honors College sophomore; Mentor: Kendall Corbin, Ph.D., Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Project: “Mighty Microbes: The discovery of antibiotic producing bacteria from maize.”

Luis Nunes , computer science and Lewis Honors College freshman; Mentor: Christopher Crawford, Ph.D., College of Arts and Sciences. Project: “Development of Sustainable Real-Time Lossless Data Compression Algorithms on FPGAs for Sensor Waveforms.”

Safiyah Sadek , neuroscience senior; Mentor: Cassandra Gipson-Reichard, Ph.D., College of Medicine. Project: “The Impact of E-Cigarette Vapor Toxins and Pollutants on Estrogen and Interactions with Microglia within the Brain Reward Pathway in Female Rats.”

Cooper Samuelson , agricultural and medical biotechnology and Lewis Honors College junior; Mentor: Kenton Sena, Ph.D., Lewis Honors College. Project: “Examining the effects of urban forest restoration on carbon pools and infiltration rates.”

Erica Smith , architecture and Lewis Honors College junior; Mentor: Daniel Vivian, Ph.D., College of Design. Project: “Transit for All: Design Strategies for Improving Public Transportation in Lexington, Kentucky.”

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• May 24 2024

BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine will host four Shapiro Summer Research Program students

A cohort of first-year medical students were matched with four faculty mentors at the BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine for the 2024 Shapiro Summer Research Program .

Since 2002, the Shapiro Summer Research Program has provided opportunities for UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) students to participate in eight- to 10-week research projects in the summer between their first and second years of medical school. Students are paired with UW–Madison faculty mentors who propose a wide range of hypothesis-driven projects in basic science, clinical, translational, health services, population/public health, or global health research. Funding for the program comes from the Herman and Gwendolyn Shapiro Foundation with additional support from the department and investigator grants.

About 125 SMPH students will participate in the Shapiro Summer Research Program this year, which is more than 70% of eligible students.

Below is a list of students who will conduct research with the Department of Emergency Medicine this summer, their faculty mentors, and the titles of their research projects:

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