For Speakers

Marco Polo of Neuroscience; V.S Ramachandran

Information

Firstly, we want to thank you in the name of our committee and all our members for showing interest! Here you will be able to find some basic information regarding your talk:

  • We want undergraduate students to get an insight into different methods and approaches that are currently used in research and hopefully help them find an area of interest for their further studies. Additionally, we want them to get an idea of what pursuing a career in research might look like. Think of what you would have liked to know before starting your Master's or PhD degree!

  • Your audience will be mainly undergraduate students from all different backgrounds. Many of them will study neuroscience or a related subject, but others might not. So try to keep all explanations as simple but as challenging as possible!

  • It is all about your research and passion for it! If you want to elaborate on one technique that is great, but if you would rather spend more time on the bigger picture of this kind of research, we will be more than thrilled to listen to this.

  • We will not set you a time limit in case you want to rehearse your presentation for a specific reason e.g. thesis denfensio. Our events will usually aim to last about one hour and feature one speaker.

  • This should also include a short introduction of yourself, your academic path and a Q&A session (do not be disappointed if there will be no questions asked - many undergraduate students find it intimidating to ask questions).

  • The events will take place in one of the lecture theatres on campus at a time and date most convenient to you. Computers for the presentation as well as any other media will be available.

  • If you have any queries do not hesitate to contact Romila (bs22ri@leeds.ac.uk)