Admission Requirements
You can only participate after successful completion of both the first and second year of the double bachelor's programme in Physics and Mathematics. If you do not meet this requirement, you will need to contact the Astronomy study advisor who decides whether authorization for participation can be given based on the number of EC's you have obtained.
Students who follow a dual bachelor, should timely (= one month before proposed start of project) contact the study advisor, as they need research projects that are approved by both programs.Prior to starting your BRP you will have to register for the project by completing a registration form. The procedure for this is available on the Bachelor Research Project website.
Please note that students in the combined bachelor's programme in Physics & Mathematics need to succesfully complete the introduction week in the first week of February prior to starting their Bachelor Research Project. The workshop schedule will be available on Blackboard.
Description
In the Bachelor Research Project (BRP), you independently perform scientific research in one of the research groups of LION during a period of 17 weeks. You will be actively involved in a on going research program where you will investigate experimentally and quantitatively a related partial question. Your contribution will involve runing experiments, collecting, analyzing and interpreting data and presenting your results in a research thesis and a technical presentation and may involve co-defining the research question and determining the appropriate method.
The research project is primarily a project in experimental Physics. Students in the double Physics and Math program have the option of carrying out one research project in Experimental Physics and one in Mathematics, or they may do a single Physics research project which may be on a theoretical topic and requires a second supervisor from Mathematics.
In November-December, the available projects will be presented in a poster session named the ‘Bachelor Project Fair’. This allows students to select a project and a supervisor and discuss the details in a follow-up meeting (if needed).
You will start your BRP with a number of sessions that address specific research skills, including time management and the use of scientific databases (see Research Skills and Introduction Bachelor Project ). In parallel, you will join your research group. You will start your research as part of ongoing work in the host group and participate in regular group meetings and other activities. Every two weeks there will be a BRP meeting event, where you meet with your fellow BRP students and the BRP coordinators to shortly discuss the progress of your research. This starts with a short talk on ‘Introducing my project’ in the first month, continues with a ‘Midterm talk’ halfway and is concluded with your ‘BRP presentation’ at the end of your BRP. On the last Friday in June you need to hand in your BRP thesis.
You can find the full procedure on the Physics Bachelor Research Project website
Course objectives
After completion of the Bachelor Research Project you will be able to contribute originally to the design and execution of research projects, analyse and interpret experimental (or other) results and report on the findings to a technically versed audience.
This means that after this project you will be able to:
Propose a (novel) measurement or analysis procedure that can lead to relevant results
Implement plans and carry out reproduceable measurements (or calculations)
Interpret results in an objective way, linking your research question to a scientific conclusion
Present your research question, research approach, research findings and conclusions, both orally and in a bachelor research thesis
Soft Skills
After the project, you will be able to:
Collaborate within a research group, contributing to its scientific work
Plan your research activities realistically and deliver expected products by agreed deadlines
Professionally respond to feedback and adapt practices accordingly
Hone your ability to seek original and creative solutions
Develop further life-long learning skills
Timetable
In consultation with supervisor and study advisor.
You will find the timetables for all courses and degree programmes of Leiden University in the tool MyTimetable (login). Any teaching activities that you have sucessfully registered for in MyStudyMap will automatically be displayed in MyTimeTable. Any timetables that you add manually, will be saved and automatically displayed the next time you sign in.
MyTimetable allows you to integrate your timetable with your calendar apps such as Outlook, Google Calendar, Apple Calendar and other calendar apps on your smartphone. Any timetable changes will be automatically synced with your calendar. If you wish, you can also receive an email notification of the change. You can turn notifications on in ‘Settings’ (after login).
For more information, watch the video or go the the 'help-page' in MyTimetable. Please note: Joint Degree students Leiden/Delft have to merge their two different
Mode of instruction
Literature, experimenting, reporting.
Assessment method
This section is completed when the research project is completed and the report and presentation are assessed by both the supervisor and a second assessor. For the grading we have assessment forms Assesment. ECTS: 24 (20 for Bachelor Research and 3 for Thesis Report and 1 for Presentation)
Reading list
Registration
As a student, you are responsible for registering on time, i.e. 14 days before the start of the course. This can be done via Mystudymap. You do this twice a year: once for the courses you want to take in semester 1 and once for the courses you want to take in semester 2. Please note: late registration is not possible.
Registration for courses in the first semester is possible from July; registration for courses in the second semester is possible from December. For more information, see this page
In addition, it is mandatory for all students to register for exams. This can be done up to and including 10 calendar days prior to the exam or up to five calendar days in case of a retake exam. You cannot participate in the exam or retake without a valid registration in My Studymap.
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