Research

Finding a Research Supervisor and/or Project

The age-old question people ask when they want to get started in research is: “How do I find a supervisor or project?” I think that a...

Academic Careers As A Medic

A lot that I write about on this website is focussed on getting involved with research so it’s finally time for a blog post on academic...

Your Quick Guide to MB-PhDs/Integrated PhDs

Having been on an MB-PhD programme for a few months now, I realised that a lot of people are unaware of what an MB-PhD, or...

Intercalating as an International Medical Student

This blog post was originally published on the website for the Association of International Medics UK (AIM UK). Hope you enjoy! Firstly,...

A Guide to Summer Studentships

In my previous post about how undergraduate students can get involved in research, I mentioned summer studentships as a formal...

How To Get Involved With Research As An Undergraduate Student

Doing research gives you the opportunity to explore an area of interest and meet people who are currently in the field. For many, the...

Reflections on My First Research Project

Since most of the experience I had with research was literature-based e.g. writing a literature review, my first true research project...

Master List of Journal Club Resources

By Jean Ling Tan As promised in my last blog post about journal clubs, I come to you with useful resources and a list of journal clubs to...

Learning About Research: How to Make the Most of Journal Clubs as a Medical Student

By Jean Ling Tan Over Semester 3, I took part in fortnightly journal club sessions organised by the Manchester Medical Journal over Zoom....

What I Wish I Knew