2026-27 Application to BSc in Medical Sciences Research

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This form allows you to apply for up to three projects for the BSc in Medical Sciences course at the University of Sheffield. Students can apply for up to 3 research projects or 3 surgery projects or a combination of both depending on their personal project preferences.

All students on this course will do the Ethical Research Practice and Research Skills module, and the choice of project (research or surgery) will determine whether you do the Understanding Medical Research Practice or the Understanding Surgical and anaesthetic practice modules.

Projects should be submitted in preference order (with 1 being your most preferred choice). You will then be invited for interview by the supervisors of the projects and successful candidates will receive one offer from their highest preference project choice possible.

The first round of applications opens on Friday 14 November and will close on 11 December 2025

Supervisors of the projects will have an interview with the applicants between 5-16 January 2026

The projects will be allocated based on a combination of supervisor and student preference and students will be informed of their application result in the week commencing 19 January 2026

A second round of applications opens on 10 February and will close on 27 February 2026

Supervisors of the projects will have an interview with the applicants between 9-20 March 2026

The projects will be allocated based on a combination of supervisor and student preference and students will be informed of their application result in the week commencing 23 March 2026

If you have any enquiries about the process or need assistance with it, please contact Dr Carolyn Staton, c.a.staton@sheffield.ac.uk

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Please enter the phase of the course you will be intercalating out of in 2026-27 or let us know you are an external student (N.B Sheffield students can only intercalate out during phase 3a unless they did CLIP or have exceptional permission) *

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PLEASE ENTER YOUR PROJECT CHOICES BELOW

The projects are listed as:

Number-surname of main project supervisor-project title

Please ensure that you submit your projects in preference order with choice 1 being your most preferred choice. We consider both student and supervisor preferences when allocating projects and we aim to allocate you with the highest project choice possible

FIRST CHOICE

Select your most preferred project choice

Self-design

1-Ali-Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial of Self-Delivered Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS) combined with Digital Cognitive Training (BrainHQ) in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)

2-Aziz-Clinical Research Studies in Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders 3

3-Balasubramanian-Rare disease phenotyping and genotype-phenotype correlation for HNRNP-related disorders

4-Balasubramanian-Role of nbas in human disease using zebrafish models

5-Bell-Identifying cognitive impairments in people with a spinal cord injury

6-Bell-Assessing the acceptability of CognoStroke in Clinic enviroments

7-Blackburn-Measuring brain activity during Cognitive tasks in patients with Dementia: an fNIRS investigation

8-Brittain-Integrating the assessment of real world mobility into a platform trial in Multiple Sclerosis

9-De Paula Ribeiro-Haemodynamic and Autonomic Profiling from Reconstructed Right Heart Catheterisation Waveforms in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

10-Edwards-Surgery for Blunt Thoracic Trauma - where does it lie in the hierarchy of other procedures, and why?

11-Elder-A prospective feasibility study of a salivary collection method for the measurement of salivary glucocorticoids in neonates

12-Fenton-Scoping review of literature on increases in alcohol-specific mortality and mortality in high-income countries since 2019

13-Fuller-What is the risk of traumatic intracranial bleeding in patients with mild head injury taking antiplatelet medications presenting to Emergency Departments?

14-Fuller-What is the risk of major trauma in patients who have fallen down a full flight of stairs?

15-Goodacre-Emergency Department attendances with hypertension: Retrospective observational cohort study

16-Goode-Global Limb Anatomic Staging System (GLASS) for Chronic Limb Threatening Ischaemia (CLTI) - interobserver study

17-Goode- Thermography and Hyperspectral Imaging in Critical Limb Ischaemia (CLI) – Observational Feasibility Study

18-Lawrence-The babyPHONO study: An observational study to assess the feasibility of incorporating Phonocardiography within the newborn infant physical examination to improve screening for congenital heart disease

19-Lewis-Understanding the research landscape around missing equalities indicators in routinely collected healthcare data.

20-Loynes-Binding the Battle: Targeting RNA-Binding Proteins to Control Infection and Inflammation

21-Majid-Assessing a Block-and-Replace Gene Therapy Approach to Restore NOTCH3 Function in CADASIL Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

22-Mani-Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in suspected hip effusion in a limping child: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy

23-Mani- Bedside-focused Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound in suspected myocardial infarction in acute and urgent settings in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy

24-Marincowitz-Supporting the shift in acute care from the hospital to the community with responsive research.

25-Morgan-Mixed methods study into the views of women regarding axillary surgery options following a positive sentinel node biopsy for breast cancer.

26-Sanders-Clinical Coeliac Disease or Endoscopy

27-Sayers-Developing new molecules to treat Leishmaniasis and Malaria

28-Sayers-Searching for new antibiotics

29-Shanmugarahah-Deferiprone Treatment in Patients with Infratentorial Superficial Siderosis

30-Sloan-Involvement of the Brain in Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

31-Sourbron-AI methods for analysis of magnetic resonance imaging in people with diabetes

32-Sourbron-The effect of breath holding on renal oxygenation as seen with magnetic resonance imaging

33-Sourbron-Response assessment of neoadjuvant treatment for rectal cancer with functional MRI and photon-counting CT.

34-Ugonna-Retrospective Analysis of Necrotizing Pneumonia in Paediatric Patients Over a Decade: Predictors of Prognosis and Management Outcomes

35-Walker-Communication in Dementia: Shared Decision Making in Three-Party Consultations

36-Weich-A critical appraisal of potential phenotypes in Borderline Personality Disorder

37-Wiles-Effect of direct oral anticoagulants on hip fracture surgery

38-Wyld-The burden of cosmetic implants on the two week wait breast cancer service

39-Young-Frailty assessment in lung cancer

40-Wilson-Should decisions relating to elective surgery for diverticular disease be based on health related quality of life assessment?

41-Tokidis-Are large language artificial intelligence (AI) models able to advise surgical patients?

42-Thompson-First-Phase Ejection Fraction in Pulmonary Hypertension

43-LeMaitre-Bioinformatic analysis of spatial transcriptomics of human intervertebral disc tissue to unpick cellular pathogenesis.

44-Blackmore-Evaluation of the 'Compassionate Sheffield' programme

45-Tomlinson-IMPOSTOR - IMPact Of Surgical booTcamp On Trainees

46-Deasy-Learning through Earning: What is the impact of part time employment on medical students' development of professional behaviours, communication skills, confidence and resilience?

47-Plant-Various projects available with the pain management team at Sheffield Children's Trust

SECOND CHOICE

Select your second most preferred project choice (optional)