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2 x Students: Diverse Histories at the Berkshire Record Office
Supervisor:
Dr Richard Blakemore and Dr Daniel Renshaw
School:
School of Humanities
Department:
History
This project will explore the lives and experiences of ethnically diverse people in Berkshire during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The two students on the project will undertake historical study in county archives, learn from experienced researchers across the University, and identify local community groups who may become involved in future research.
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A service evaluation of pain management in the Royal Berkshire Hospital Emergency Department
Supervisor:
Amelia Hollywood
School:
School of Chemistry Food & Pharmacy
Department:
Pharmacy
Accident and Emergency services respond immediately to people who are acutely ill. The Royal Berkshire Hospital Emergency Department sees on average between 380-460 patients a day and aims to provide the best possible care to all. This UROP project involves a service evaluation of pain management within the ED
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An Investigation Into Children's Eating Behaviours In Foster Care
Supervisor:
Dr Sarah Snuggs
School:
School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences
Department:
Psychology
The project seeks to describe children's eating behaviours and foster carers' feeding practices through administration of a quantitative survey using existing validated measures. Additionally, Information will be collected about the challenges encountered and strategies employed by carers when faced with problematic eating behaviour in this context.
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Assessing the impacts of environmental enrichment on Dairy calf welfare
Supervisor:
Kate Johnson
School:
School of Agriculture Policy & Development
Department:
Animal Sciences
Environmental enrichment can be used to decrease undesired behaviours and to improve animal welfare. This project will form part of an ongoing team project to investigate whether improving the environment of dairy calves successfully improve calf welfare. This project will focus on how enrichment use changes with the age of the calves.
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Associations between environmental microbiome and human activities.
Supervisor:
Dr Soon Gweon
School:
School of Biological Sciences
Department:
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Built environments such as buildings, vehicles, human-associated spaces are the main environment in which most individuals spend their lives, yet only in recent years has there been a surge to understand the microbial communities which surround us. This project looks to investigate the associations between environmental microbes and human activities.
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