Sheffield Undergraduate Research Scheme: The first Application of our English Studies Department gets selected for funding!

Ms Maria Gourmou

The English Studies Department is pleased to announce that Ms. Maria Gourmou, Undergraduate student in the BA Programme English Language and Linguistics, has been offered a Funded Undergraduate Summer Research position and a bursary of 1080 GBP, in order to conduct a real-life research project entitled "Semantic and Syntactic Ambiguity Resolution in English Foreign Language Learners."

The Research Project Proposal has been set up in consultation with Dr Paschalia Patsala, Head of the English Studies Dept., who will supervise the study during a 6-week summer period, undertaking the responsibility for the project development and its outcomes. The findings of this research project will be disseminated to the International Faculty and the University as a whole in September 2016.

SURE offers the University of Sheffield's Undergraduate students an opportunity to become directly involved in research activity, promoting applications of the highest quality. The SURE scheme enables students to gain valuable experience for their studies, and also for life and work beyond University. Successful applicants are able to develop a deeper knowledge of a subject that they are passionate about, enhanced skills in research, transferable skills in areas such as project management, collaboration and communication, awareness of the academic research environment, and enhanced their employability profile.