Life Sciences - previous Student Interns
Tim Davies 2008/09
During his time as an intern, Tim had just graduated with a B.Sc. in Neuroscience. He was furthering his education at the University of Manchester by studying for a degree in Intellectual Property Law, with the aim of becoming a patent attorney.
For his final year project Tim chose to complete the CEEBL funded Life Sciences Enterprise Project (LSEP) where as part of a group he was awarded the accolade of "Best Business Idea".
What does EBL mean to you?
"Many students think repeating the lecture material in an exam will get them the mark they want. It won't. Everything taught in lectures has to supplemented with wider reading from textbooks, journals or past exam papers. All that extra work...that's EBL. Enquiry-Based Learning is an opportunity for you to take control of your own learning. Regardless of the subject matter it enables you to learn essential material in your own way, as part of a group or by yourself. EBL can help you get a better understanding of a subject while changing your prespective on how you work in other areas. If you want to succeed you need to think for yourself and be apply yourself to any task. EBL enables you to do just that."
Adam de Caul: 2007/08
Adam was an intern during his second year undergraduate Medical Biochemistry degree at Manchester.
He really enjoys his course and would love to see more EBL implemented into the Faculty of Life Sciences. He thinks that implementing EBL into his faculty would be the perfect way to link the theoretical and the practical (lab work) parts of the various degrees.
He has also been involved in PASS, Student Liaison and is a Student Ambassador.
Kate Maull
Kate Maull: 2005/06, 2006/07
BSc (Hons) Biology student Kate was a PASS (Peer Assisted Study Sessions) leader and a student representative within the Faculty of Life Sciences. She contributed to and commented on Enquiry-Based Learning directly to the faculty, but as a CEEBL intern was able to draft in a range of external expertise to help the faculty progress further with EBL.
Before becoming a student at the University of Manchester Kate worked for a research association and then a Further Education college.
