WHY RESEARCH?

• Gain hands-on experience
• Become an expert in your field
• Build skills and learn new technologies
• Explore potential careers in a particular field
• Form mentoring relationships with faculty members
• Collaborate with other members of your research group
• Prepare yourself for a job or graduate study

BENEFITS FOR STUDENTS

• Build your CV by gaining research experience
• Gain job skills: technical, communication & collaboration
• Gain soft skills: personality development & self-confidence
• Applying classroom learning to a research problem
• Testing interest in research field

BENEFITS FOR FACULTY

• Explore a new research area
• Collaboration with students, community or scientists
• Participate in academic innovation
• Publishable research
• Generate research funding

OPPORTUNITIES WITH UGRP

• Design studies & experiments
• Build models & prototypes
• Read about your field of interest
• Enhance critical thinking & problem solving
• Work & network with research professionals
• Chance to work on industry driven projects
• Chance to attend conferences & seminars

HOW TO APPLY

• UGRP Projects are announced through emails and through the UGRP web portal.
• To apply, students email their area of interest to the faculty
• If shortlisted, students are interviewed to discuss the opportunity
• On successful completion students are awarded certificates