[staff-physics-and-astronomy-HL-UHD-UD] N&S BSc Y2 Research practicum -- project proposals -- deadline November 14

[Amitonova, L.V. (Liubov)]

Dear all,

As has been recently discussed during staff lunch, we would like to ask PIs to provide Research Practicum projects for 2nd year N&S BSc students.
Last year, due to the move, VU groups could not offer sufficient projects. This year we aim to receive at least one (hopefully more!) project per section.

Please send me the title, the short one-paragraph abstract and indicate if the project available during both weeks (Jan 5-9 and Jan 12-16) before November 14, 2025.

See below for more details.
Please let me know if you have any further questions about hosting research practicum students in your labs.

Best wishes,
Lyuba


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*Research Practicum (RP)*
/Period 3 of Second year BSc Physics and Astronomy, January 2026/
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The objective of the Research Practicum is to provide second-year
students in the BSc program in Physics and Astronomy (UvA/VU) with the
opportunity to undertake a research-related experimental project. This
experience aims to familiarize students with research, the working
environment, and the daily practices of research institutes in
experimental physics and astronomy in the Amsterdam area.

*Participating institutes*
The institutes that participate, are WZI (Van der Waals-Zeeman
Instituut), Nikhef, API/ASTRON, LaserLaB (VU), AMC (Laboratorium voor
Medische Fysica), ARCNL, Amolf, and SRON (Leiden).
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*Project description and registration*
The available projects are defined by the participating research groups.
Descriptions (typically one paragraph) are collected and posted on
Canvas by the coordinator of the research practicum. Students register
for a project via an online form. If necessary, the coordinator of the
research practicum will shift students between singly subscribed
projects, to ensure all projects are done in pairs. The project
coordinator will collect all the projects from the participating
institutes via a platform - the link will be send at the end of October
2025.
*Timeline 2026:*
*Week 1 *(Jan 5-09): full-time week for group A+B.
*Week 2 *(Jan 12-16): full-time week for group C+D.
*Week 3 *(Jan 19-23): report writing and preparing oral presentation;
two-hour (mandatory) workgroup session on reporting (group A+B: Jan 20,
group C+D: Jan 22); students upload a preliminary version of their
report prior to the workgroup. By the end of the week: hand in
intermediate version of report to supervisor (deadline: Jan 23).
*Week 4 *(Jan 26- Jan 30): oral presentation in symposium (January 27).
Continue report writing. Receive feedback from supervisor on
intermediate version of written report. Finalize written report,
incorporating feedback (deadline to hand in: Jan 30);**NB: send your
final report to the supervisor and upload it to the Canvas site of RP).
**
*Grading*
/Parts and weighting:/
Work in full-time week:                       45%
Workgroup session on reporting:          5%
Report:                                                30%
Presentation in symposium:   20%

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