Undergraduate students make a Westminster impact

Posted on 8 February 2016

Education students Rebecca Trollope and Anna Roach had a fantastic day in Westminster presenting their ideas about the implementation of the new computing curriculum and whether schools should separate twins, after being selected to take part in a national undergraduate student exhibition.

Rebecca and Anna travelled to Westminster to participate in Posters in Parliament, an event organised by the British Conference of Undergraduate Research (BCUR). The third year students exhibited their posters, chosen in a departmental competition, in the Jubilee Room of Westminster Hall.

This was a rare opportunity for our students to speak directly to politicians and policy-makers and they delivered, communicating their work with confidence and professionalism. They engaged a variety of visitors including MPs and journalists, alongside presenting their work to senior academics and fellow students from other UK universities.

Anna and Rebecca said about the event: "The day was a fantastic opportunity to present our dissertation topics to a wide range of guests, all of whom were interested to hear about our research. We enjoyed the event, and had a brilliant time exploring the Houses of Parliament following our poster presentations".

The event was sponsored by the British Conference of Undergraduate Research (BCUR) in partnership with HEFCE, the HEAcademy and the University of Central Lancashire. BCUR celebrates the embedding of research in undergraduate degrees. It aims to further promote the benefits of such activity for students and stakeholders.