Volunteers needed for research project Volunteers are needed for an 3rd year undergraduate project to test an app that controls a rehabilitation glove. The main objective of the project is to integrate an existing rehabilitation glove with an app specifically designed to make the use of the glove easier and more accessible. The app will give the glove the ability to target the movement of individual fingers and to perform exercises specific to helping arthritis sufferers.

Volunteers will be able to experience the School of Engineering’s VICON Gait Lab, which will use infrared cameras to work out the position and motion of the glove as it performs the movements. Reflective markers (which the infrared cameras will track) will be placed on the rehabilitation glove that the volunteer will be asked to wear. Volunteers will then be asked to use the app to perform a set of hand exercises. Following this, volunteers will then be asked to fill out a questionnaire on their experience using the app.

The experiment will last for approximately 90 minutes. All equipment is non-invasive, and the date and time can be suited to your availability.

Please note only people who have full use of both hands and have fully recovered from any prior hand injuries can take part in the study. In the case that you have suffered hand or finger injuries in the past you must have been fully recovered for at least six months at the point of participating in the study. People who have existing injuries or conditions that affect hand mobility, e.g., arthritis, that affect the use of the hands will not be allowed to participate.

Summary of the above:

• Use of the School of Engineering’s VICON Gait Lab with infrared cameras to track movement of hands
• Fill out a questionnaire
• 90 minutes of your time
• Non-invasive equipment

Attached to this email is the project poster, which contains more information about participation in the project.

If you are interested in taking part, or have any questions at all, please contact me, Banke, at banke.kufeji@warwick.ac.uk.

Thank you,

Banke

You are invited to take part in a research study conducted at the School of Engineering as part of a 3^rd Year engineering project.

Project information: 

This project is about improving the accessibility and availability of electrocardiograms (ECG).

The aim of this project is to design a medical device using affordable electronics.

The device will track the electrical activity generated within and across the heart. This is then displayed, as an ECG, on an accompanying mobile app. The app will communicate with a computer to analyse the data and present it in an accessible way.

Participation information: 

If you are interested and wish to participate in the study, it will involve your participation in 2 focus group usability study meetings. One meeting at the end of January (w/c 29^th) and one meeting in late February/early March.

In these meetings demonstrations of a medical device will be presented with the opportunity for hands on interactions with the device. There will be guided discussions surrounding the design and then you will be asked to fill in a short questionnaire regarding what was discussed. The questionnaire will have questions about the design and usability of the proposed device, and you will be asked to comment on how well the design meets certain criteria.

This study will take place within the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick, either in person or over teams if required. Each of the two meeting will last approximately an hour.

Participation Information Leaflet here.

The project is holding ethical approval - Reference number: DEEC007/23-24

For more information about the study and to register interest please contact Fred Carver (Fred.Carver@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window) or Davide Piaggio (Davide.Piaggio@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window).  

Please find attached the slides from the PhD information session held on Mon 2 November 2023.

Participate in the ESRC Festival of Social Science.

The ESRC Festival of Social Science runs between Saturday 21st October and Friday 17th November 2023 and the theme this year is health and wellbeing. The Warwick Institute of Engagement currently has a number of events planned which you can participate in. If you would like to join one or more of these events as a facilitator or helper please get in touch via our expression of interest formLink opens in a new window. You do not have to be a Social Sciences student to participate.

Get a bursary to do a public engagement project in your summer vacation.

Did you know that the Undergraduate Research Support Scheme (URSS) is not limited to research projects? You could receive a bursary to do a public engagement project instead. Click here to read about the projects students did in 2023 and sign up for an information session to find out more and explore your project ideas.

Do a paid public/community engagement internship in your summer vacation.

The Warwick Institute of Engagement pays for student internships in organisations in the West Midlands, so that you can gain experience of public and community engagement outside the university context. Last year, internships ran at museums and galleries in Coventry, a small arts charity called Coventry Artspace, a community organising charity called Grapevine, and the Warwick Arts Centre. Click here to read about what the 2023 interns’ experiences and sign up to our mailing list to be told when adverts for the 2024 internships go live. Internships typically take place in July and August.

Please see link here for information regarding a trainee electrical design engineer vacancy in Leamington Spa.

our Remote Fiji InternshipLink opens in a new window scholarships with your students. Our internship provides students with an opportunity to make the most of their summer, all whilst having a Global Experience from the comfort of their own home .

 There are 150x Fully-Funded Scholarship places up for grabs. These in demand internships allow students to work in direct partnership with Fijian Government ministries, NGOs, and businesses, and contribute towards the Fiji National Development Plan & UN Sustainable Development Goals.

 To give you some background, Think Pacific is a registered Fijian charity and UK organisation, which works in partnership with over 100+ universities internationally and has been the specialist provider of global mobility projects in the Fiji Islands for over a decade.

 Remote Internship Scholarship Program - (150x Fully-Funded Spaces) - Applications Now LIVE!

 For more information on this scholarship offering, please see this link: https://thinkpacific.com/remote-internships-scholarship-program/Link opens in a new window

To confirm a definite scholarship space for your institution, please feel free to book in for a chat with my director via their calendar: https://calendly.com/tom-think-pacific/meetingLink opens in a new window

The EPSRC CDT in Geospatial Systems is currently recruiting to 4-year fully-funded PhD studentships in the areas of Geospatial Data Science and Engineering.

We have fully funded studentship available to students who qualify for UK/home fees:

- We have advertised projects where you’ll work with specific industry partners: https://geospatialcdt.ac.uk/studentship-projects/Link opens in a new window

- Including fully industry-funded studentships with Ordnance Survey, MOL and Cheltern Ltd. https://geospatialcdt.ac.uk/phd-studentships/Link opens in a new window

- Or you can apply with your own project proposal.

Recruitment will run on a rolling basis until all places are filled.

Visit us here https://geospatialcdt.ac.uk/Link opens in a new window to apply and to find out more about unique benefits of conducting research within our CDT.

The Mathematics of Systems (MathSys) CDTLink opens in a new window is an EPSRC-funded Centre for Doctoral Training. It recruits enthusiastic students and trains them in the advanced quantitative skills and applied mathematical modelling techniques that are critical to addressing contemporary challenges arising from biomedicine and health, modern industry, and the digital economy.

The CDT is currently recruiting its final cohort and there are scholarships available for Home-fee students starting in September 2023. Students will receive an enhanced interdisciplinary training package through a fully funded Masters in Mathematics for Real-World Systems, developing skills in contemporary and highly sought mathematical skills, the ability to understand and model real-world systems, broad ways of analysing complex data sets, multi-disciplinary experience, and the option of specialising in key areas of research interest. Upon successful completion of the Masters, scholars progress to PhD in Summer 2024.

MathSys students will benefit from an immersive cohort environment with bespoke facilities. The small size of each cohort (maximum 14 students) provides an excellent opportunity for students to build strong networks and to receive focused support from a dedicated teaching team. Successful students will receive:

• a UKRI rate stipendLink opens in a new window for 4 years.
• full payment of both Masters and PhD fees.
• a laptop for the duration of the programme.
• a budget for visiting external partners.
• a travel budget of £4000 for attending conferences.

If you know of any talented Home-fee students with a strong analytical background and an interest in pursuing postgraduate study in a multidisciplinary environment, please encourage them to apply nowLink opens in a new window. Interviews are conducted on a rolling basis and once the places are filled, we will close for recruitment.

Enquiries can be sent to complexity@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window.

SJTU Global Challenge

15 undergraduate students from across a range of subject areas at Warwick

will team up virtually with 15 counterparts from Shanghai Jiao Tong University

over three weeks between 19 June - 12 July 2023

to consider Issues facing port cities between the 19th and 21st Centuries across the world.

Deadline for applications: Monday 27 March 2023 at 12:00 (noon, GMT)

Programme Information:

The programme will consider this year's theme of 'Global Problems in Global Cities'.

In particular how different nations have dealt with different crises and challenges with sessions considering this in the context of Asia, America and Europe in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.

Academic experts from SJTU and Warwick will support student groups who will deliver group presentations at the end of the programme.

The activity aims to build students' skills and experience in intercultural communication, interdisciplinary collaboration, virtual group work, managing projects across multiple time zones and presentation.

Approximately 40 hours of structured teaching time. Additional time will be required to undertake group working during this programme.

More information and how to apply hereLink opens in a new window