The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP) offers students at the University of Reading the chance to gain hands-on research experience across all disciplines. Every November, UROP holds a showcase event…Read More >
Undergraduate research
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme Showcase 2021
The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP) offers undergraduate students the chance to gain hands-on research experience on projects covering all disciplines across University. These projects take the form of a…Read More >
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme Showcase 2020
The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP) offers undergraduate students the chance to gain hands-on research experience on projects covering all disciplines across University. These projects take the form of a…Read More >
Annie Ure: Trowelblazer
Annie Ure was a pioneering British archaeologist and co-founder of our Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology. Ruth Lloyd created a biography of Annie as part of her UROP project last…Read More >
Fighting medicines waste with smart packaging
Parliamentarians will hear today about the problem of medicines waste – and how better pharmaceutical packaging could help save the NHS money – from pharmacy student Bilal Mohammed, who is…Read More >
My summer of science: could Viagra be used to restore visual memory in Alzheimer’s?
Bozhana Stoyanova spent her summer doing Alzheimer’s research in Dr Francesco Tamagnini’s lab with a Physiological Society undergraduate studentship. Here she tells us about getting to grips with running experiments…Read More >
Taking Reading research to Westminster
Rachel Newton was one of two Reading undergraduates to take their research to Westminster last week for the annual Posters in Parliament event. Here she tells us about spending her…Read More >
Better cancer drug prescribing to help patients and doctors
Pharmacy student Daniel Mercer is one of two winners of Reading’s annual undergraduate research programme. We spoke to him about his research to improve prescription of cancer drugs and what…Read More >