URSS Step 3: Prepare for and complete your project

How to prepare for your project

Before you start your URSS project, there are some things we recommend that you do:

Meet with your supervisor to discuss how you will work together. You might want to talk about:
- How often you will meet or communicate with your supervisor
- Whether there is any reading they would recommend that you do in advance
- Your project output and what you both feel would be a satisfactory outcome for your project
Attend any pre-project training that you feel you need – we run lots of courses to help you develop your research and presentation skills (see below)
Attend some of the URSS social events to meet other URSS students (see below)
Read information, advice and examples about including public engagementLink opens in a new window to help you prepare for the public engagement element of your project

How to complete your project

Your supervisor will support you during your project but it’s up to you to lead your research project. You may find it helpful to set some milestones or to create a project plan to help ensure you stay on track.

Create a project plan to keep you on track

If you have any problems during your project, please contact us at .

Pre-project induction sessions

We will be holding online inductions sessions in May once all URSS outcomes have been communicated. We will discuss what to expect of the scheme, as well as skills training, ethics approval, public engagement, conferences, and the Warwick Award.

URSS social events

Join us for our URSS social event in May 2025 and meet other students and the URSS team.

Key dates

URSS 2024 project submission deadline: Friday 25 October
URSS Showcase: Wednesday 13 November
URSS 2025 applications open: Monday 11 November

URSS 2025 student application deadline: Friday 7 February 2025
URSS 2025 application deadline (for supervisors to complete their section): Friday 21 February 2025
URSS 2025 application outcome communicated: March 2025
International Conference of UG Research (ICUR): June 2025

Contact Us

If you have any questions, please contact us at urss@warwick.ac.uk