Hi
@SV:0,
It is so great to hear that you found a passion for Maths! I will outline below some of my past roles and a bit about what they involved.
First role - I conducted a literature review on a topic for a lecturer for an idea they had/wanted to research. My job was to read what research already existed and what they had found. I read papers and summarised them. After doing this I communicated what I found to her and discussed the research area. I did this role as part of the
RES scheme (research experience scheme) we have at Kent. It is a chance for second year students to get involved in research.
Second role - I spent a few weeks transcribing interviews. This one was a bit tedious at times but it is still valuable. I was able to develop a great relationship with my lecturer. I learned a lot about an area that I was not familiar with at all.
Third role -
This is one of my favourites so far. For this one I went to an English Heritage site to collect data across all ages. This project was based on imagination. We wanted to see how imagination changed across childhood. I did most of the data collection with a team and other postgraduate students analysed the data.
The ways I found my roles were through my university. It is worth talking to staff at your previous school if you can, family or friends to see if they know anyone. Another idea might be to contact researchers who are doing research in your area of interest at college or in a university closest to you and see if there is any way that you can get involved. If you cannot get experience this way, reading by finding papers on google scholar and using
LinkedIn to create connections with like minded people.
Let me know if you have any more questions.
Alia
University of Kent Student Rep