Imogen Fitt studied Biomedical Sciences at Warwick and joined the team for ICUR 2017. As well as working with the other Student directors, she took the lead in writing and editing ICUR’s Bimonthly student-led newsletter- IMPACT. In doing so, she promoted the importance of undergraduate research, as well as provided participants with up to date […]

Finn Halligan was a history student at Warwick. He first discovered ICUR in his second year at university, by which time he had realised how much he enjoyed the processes of academic research and writing. Interdisciplinary approaches to research proved rewarding in his studies, but as an undergraduate, found there were few platforms on which […]

Ben Hayday studied Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick, where he was also the Academic Officer of the Politics Society. Ben as an ICUR Student Director, worked to organise this year’s academic conference. He became involved with ICUR because he was keen to see the international community collaborating on both the big […]

Davina Nandhra studied law and business at Warwick and was part of the ICUR team since 2015, having hosted the 2016 conference from Warwick. Davina found it an amazing experience to engage with a diverse audience, from around the world, all who had differing cultures & perspectives, but who all shared one commonality; an appreciation […]

Hannah studied a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in History and Spanish and Latin American Studies at Monash University. She first became involved in ICUR in 2016, working as part of the team that organises the Conference and chairing an international panel on the topic of Human Rights. Her role as ICUR Student Director allowed her […]

Hannah studied a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in History at Monash University. 2017 was her third year of involvement with ICUR, having previously presented her research, mentored in the Compass Program, and served as a chair for an international panel. As a Student Director, she enjoyed communicating with undergraduate students around the world in […]

As a third year Mathematics and physics student, whose research interest is in areas of applied mathematics in biological systems, I greatly appreciate the importance interdisciplinary research from an undergraduate level. In the past, I have undertaken a summer research project URSS (Undergraduate Research Support Scheme) with SBIDER (The Zeeman Institute for Systems Biology & […]

My name is Tobi Alao and I’m a penultimate year Sociology student at the University of Warwick. My course has helped me to understand the theoretical side of both qualitative and quantitative research methods, but ICUR has played a critical role in allowing me to see how these methods work on a practical level. As […]

Growing up in a household where global politics was always at the forefront of any family discussions, I was always naturally curious about what lies beyond the confines of my echo chamber. Research helped me learn about cultures other than my own and allowed me to look at everything from a critical perspective. Whether it […]

At the time of her Student Directorship, Ala was studying Law at the University of Warwick. Ala took part in ICUR as she greatly appreciated the importance of academic research. In addition shen had previously conducted research about contemporary Jewish and Lemko minorities in Poland as a part of the competition for an educational research […]

During his time as a Student Director Abdullah was studying Psychology at the University of Warwick. Abdullah had a strong history of participating in research, signing on as a research assistant in his first year and participating in the URSS (Undergraduate Research Support Scheme) during the summer of his first year. Abdullah’s work was focused […]