What is the BCUR?
The British Conference of Undergraduate Research (BCUR) promotes undergraduate research in all disciplines. The Conference meets annually every Spring in a different British university. Undergraduates of all levels are invited to submit all types of research to the Conference. Abstracts are peer-reviewed and those accepted will be invited to attend the conference.
BCUR and the Undergraduate Research Showcase
If you are one of the winners of the University of Exeter’s Undergraduate Research Showcase, the University will pay for your fees to attend the BCUR if you are accepted to present.
However, please note that if you are submitting research as part of a group, we will only be able to send one representative to the BCUR.
Update for students submitting to BCUR 2023
BCUR 2023 will take place in April at the University of Warwick, joint with WorldCUR. The deadline for submission to the BCUR is the 11th of January 2023. More information can be found on their website here.
If you want to attend the BCUR with registration paid for by the University as a winner of the UGRS, you will need to submit to the BCUR separately. Submission to the UGRS is NOT automatic submission to the BCUR and you will need to go through their application process on their website.
BCUR’s submission process requires you to submit an abstract. If you are submitting to the UGRS with research formatted not as an abstract, please note that you will need one for your application to the BCUR. On the application form, you can then choose your presentation form as a poster or a video.
BCUR has lots of help on their website about writing an abstract which you can find on this page. You can also attend a Study Zone drop-in session for help with creating an abstract for the BCUR.
If you have any concerns with submitting to the BCUR, please email UGresearch@exeter.ac.uk.
I think it’s really useful to participate in the [British] Undergraduate Research Conference if you get the chance, it’s a unique experience that’s different from anything you’ll do at university yourself, and it’ll set you up really well for the future if you want to continue into an academic career, or even if you just want to go into something that involves talking to the public. It’s a real core set of skills that will be useful for whatever you want to do.”
Ben Fisher, Biosciences