The dissertation is an extended piece of work that reflects students' own research interests. It enables students to formulate their own questions on a particular topic and to pursue independent research.
It offers students greater space and time to examine primary sources and texts (including archive material) and to analyse a particular field in much greater depth than is possible in course essays.
The dissertation is designed to develop and test research skills, including the ability to respond to the existing academic literature on the topic and the identification of a relevant problematic.
Furthermore, students are expected to explain their methodologies, demonstrate their ability to select and evaluate evidence, and present a systematic, coherent and original argument.

Research Project: MRes Stroke Medicine (CLNE0033)

You will engage in a wider research project carried out at UCL and assigned a project supervisor; through pursuing your chosen project, you will gain in-depth knowledge, understanding and practical experience of your chosen research topic area. 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 entails the completion of a dissertation on an area of research that you have chosen to study that is compatible with your programme of study (either by picking from a list of topics or through networking with academics at UCL). Your research project must involve collection/analysis of data (in some cases you can carry out a systematic review with meta analysis)

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.