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Welcome to UCL Expand: Life & Health Sciences! We can't wait to get started.
Adama is a PhD student in Cardiovascular Sciences, here at UCL. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Leicester in Medical Physiology.
Brain and Heart Connections: Understanding the Interconnectedness of Health
The title of the UCL Expand Life & Health Sciences programme is Brain and Heart Connections: Understanding the Interconnectedness of Health
Throughout the programme, we are going to find out more about the connections between the Heart and the Brain, by looking at the links between cardiovascular diseases and brain disorders.
Excitingly, through exposure to Adama's PhD research, you will get a unique insight into a real-life application of Cardiovascular study and research.
We will be exploring questions, such as:
- What actually are cardiovascular diseases, and what are the causes and symptoms?
- What are brain disorders, and what are the patient symptoms?
- What are the links between cardiovascular diseases and brain disorders?
- What questions are still unanswered when it comes to the relationship between cardiovascular diseases and brain disorders? What research is happening right now, and what are the difficulties in getting to the bottom of these unknowns?
- What skills am I going to develop?
UCL Expand is structured and designed in a way that will allow participants to develop a range of essential and key skills that will not only enhance your application to higher education, but also support you in the transition to university. The skills which you will develop will be invaluable when you enter university.
Following the Research and Analysis session, you will leave with an understanding of how to investigate a topic, how to distinguish between reputable and un-reputable sources of information, and the ability to examine the implications of their research.
Following the Critical Thinking session, you will leave with an understanding of how to analyse sources to form a judgement, the ability to challenge your own assumptions and take multiple perspectives on an issue, and awareness of the difference between a fact and an opinion.Following the Academic Writing session, you will leave with an understanding of the formality, objectivity and precision required to write academically. You will also learn how to communicate your project work in an academic capacity, and how to form conclusions.
Following the Presentation and Debate session, you will leave with an understanding of delivering a clear and persuasive argument, creating a clear presentation structure and the ability to listen to and answer questions. This session will directly contribute to the presentation of your project during the in-person Graduation event on March 27th.
For a reminder of when the sessions are taking place, check the UCL Expand homepage.
- Your Final Project
Adama will be introducing you to the final project at our Welcome Event.
The final project is your chance to use the academic skills which you're developing throughout the programme, combined with knowledge and inspiration from the subject content, to create something that is unique to your own passions and interests: you'll have the freedom to put your own spin on it according to what you'd most like to explore further.
