The research project is intended as an exercise in scientific investigation, in the form of an original piece of research which will be written up and presented as a dissertation. If you choose to undertake a research project that requires you to be present in a clinical setting, you will need to prove, as part of UCL occupational health checks, that you have been vaccinated against Covid-19. You will not be able to undertake a project that requires contact with patients in a clinical setting if you have not been vaccinated.

This module aims to provide you with an opportunity to learn transferrable research skills by undertaking an original piece of research which contributes to the body of knowledge in a topic related to the study of Neurosurgery.


The research project will provide a rigorous grounding in neurosurgical research methodology and reinforce the importance of research in advancing our field. You will experience most major components of research i.e. research integrity training, searching the literature, formulating a hypothesis, research design principles, integrating with multi-disciplinary teams, discussion and interpretation of results, and presenting in oral and written formats.

By the end of this module, students will have demonstrated the ability to:

• Describe, synthesise and critique scientific literature relevant to project.

• Formulate unique research question(s) with justified aims/hypotheses.

• Develop and apply appropriate research methodology to answer research question(s).

• Describe methods and report results clearly.

• Appraise and discuss findings in relation to wider literature.

• Evaluate limitations of own work and formulate next steps.

• Demonstrate effective academic writing skills.                                                                                                                                                                                            

• Demonstrate good written and oral communication skills

 

 