Previous short duration projects

Please note that these projects are no longer available for application and our listed here for reference only.

Supervisor Area Title Type Venue Duration Time required Student requirements
Dr James Glasbey Surgery Surgical Schools’: variability in recruitment to surgical specialities amongst UK medical schools Data interpretation Anywhere (Cardiff-based) 2 weeks 12 hours Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Intercalated BSc
Ella Harrison-Hansley Information Leaflet targeted at mums with toddlers about the dangers of common household products Leaflet NHH and home 2-3 weeks 6 hours max Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Intercalated BSc
Dr James Glasbey Surgery Post-operative CRP measurement is of limited clinical utility: a closed-loop audit cycle Audit UHW, Cardiff 6 weeks 4-6 hours initially, then 4-6 hours about 2 months later Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Intercalated BSc
Nirmal James Emergency Medicine ‘Validation of Behavioural pain score in children’ Research Royal Gwent Hopsital, Newport 4 – 8 weeks 3-4 hours per week Year 3, Year 4
Arun Verma Medical Education Retention and Success in Healthcare Education: Exploring the influence of gendered identities in male- and female-dominated environments. Audio Diaries Any Clinical Placement 8 – 12 weeks <1 hour per week Year 3, Year 4, Year 5
Dr James Glasbey General Surgery Day of surgery admission: are we doing it anyway? Ward based service evaluation University Hospital Wales 6 – 12 weeks 1 hour per week Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Intercalated BSc
Miss Ella Harrison-Hansley Emergency Medicine / COTE Design of clerking sheet for Emergency Medicine doctors Audit + Pathway Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny 1-2 weeks 1 day per week Year 4, Year 5, Intercalated BSc
Miss Ella Harrison-Hansley Emergency Medicine / ETOH Leaflet for A&E about where they go for ETOH advice and drug problems, services that are available Leaflet Nevill Hall A&E, Abergavenny 1-2 weeks 2 days per week Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5
Claire Morton, Divya Mathews, Dave Fisher Communication/ ophthalmology Glaucoma: How much do people understand? A survey of understanding of glaucoma in a sample of the general public, in people visiting their optometrist and in patients attending a glaucoma clinic Data collection + interpretation Abergele hospital, Rhyl and Llandudno 4 weeks 2-4 days per week Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5
Dr James Glasbey Surgery Geriatric Surgery: identification and risk reduction for at risk populations of elderly patients undergoing abdominal surgery Systematic Review & meta-analysis Anywhere (Cardiff-based) 30-40 Hours Initial 15-20 hours work, then 1-2 hours a week over 4-8 weeks Year 4, Year 5, Intercalated BSc
Dr James Glasbey Surgery Prevention of adhesions following intra-abdominal surgery: innovations and emerging paradigms Systematic Review Anywhere (Cardiff Based) 40-60 hours, spread over number of months 10-12 hours to draft initially, then 4-6 hours a week Year 4, Year 5, Intercalated BSc