Undergraduate Research Scholarship Bursaries for 2003/04

The following projects all received bursaries for the Undergraduate Research Scholarship Scheme (URSS) for 2003/04.

Manuscript description for the Perdita Project Supervisor:  Dr E Clarke Student: Sian Alsop Department: English

Mathematical Modelling of the Transmission and Control of Mastitis Supervisor: Professor K Godfrey Student: Daniel Cronin Department: Electrical Engineering

The UK's relations with the European Union: An Analysis of the changing discourse in the parliamentary Labour Party Supervisors: Dr P Sherrington and Dr D Baker Student: Janan Ganesh and Tim Snowball Department: Politics & International Studies

Investigation into design & optimisation of structured light patterns for maximum accuracy in depth-by defocus imaging techniques using CCD array cameras Supervisor: William E Crofts Student: Jyoti Sehrawat Department: Electrical Engineering

Development of Protocols for detection of antibodies to Neospora caninum in bovine sera Supervisor: Dr G Medley Student: Samantha Costigan Department: Biological Sciences

The construction of interests and identity in the European Union's relationship with South Asia Supervisor: Dr B Rosamond Student: Brendan Donegan Department: Politics & International Studies

Longitudinal case study of living with diabetes: feasibility of multimethod data collection and analysis using digital information technology Supervisor: Frances Griffiths Students: Elaine Chow and Natasha Anto Department: Primary Health Care

Social behaviour in bacteria: commitment to altruistic processes Supervisor: Dr David Whitworth Student: Richard Johnson Department: Biological Sciences

Defect Engineering in Diamond Supervisor: Dr Mark Newton Student: Ulrika D'Haenens Johansson Department: Physics

Student-led evaluation: exploration into the effectiveness of a Government sponsored initiative to improve quality of local services by training local residents as community researchers Supervisors: Stephen Handsley and Mick Carpenter Students: Jemma Fordham & Melody Cobb Department:Sociology

Researching research-based learning Supervisors: Kamiar Mohaddes and Glynis Cousin Students: Lukasz Rzeczkowski, Shiladitya Mandi Departments: Students’ Union & CAP