Student wins Norton Walford Prize for intercalation
Year 4 student Daisy Crane has been awarded the Norton Walford Prize for best student on the course during her intercalating year whilst studying a BSc in Human Physiology at the University of Liverpool.
“Since the start of medical school, I was always interested in intercalation for the excellent opportunity it provides to enhance your knowledge of topics that interest you while offering opportunities for research.
“While studying medicine I greatly enjoyed learning how diseases work on a cellular level and wanted to deepen my understanding.”
My curiosity grew when discussing signalling pathways with anaesthetists during my surgical placement in third year, which I found fascinating and wanted to study on a more specialised level. This led me to intercalating in Human Physiology BSc, which I’m very grateful for as it exceeded all my expectations.
Through my course I was able to expand and strengthen my pathophysiology knowledge while also learning how to analyse and critique research.
“The highlight of my course was conducting a research project into the metabolic changes caused by hypervitaminosis A. I learnt how to write systematic reviews, perform statistical analysis and draw conclusions from primary data.”
I found it a challenge to learn these skills, but the project sparked in me a love for research which I am continuing to pursue by assisting my supervisor in publishing his hypervitaminosis A work. The knowledge and skills I gained during my intercalation are invaluable and will be a great asset throughout the rest of my time at university and my future career.
“I have loved every minute of my time studying medicine at Liverpool. I have made lifelong friends and enriched my learning by studying at a wide variety of specialist healthcare settings.”
I would like to offer my most sincere thanks to Dr Walford for being awarded the Norton Walford Intercalation Prize. I had a wonderful time studying physiology last year and cannot wait to continue my newfound love for research."
Discover More
- Each year, the Norton Walford Prize is awarded to encourage and promote the study of Physiology as an intercalated BSc or MRes within the MBChB programme. Learn more about this prize and others on the Intercalation Awards and Scholarships page (link).
- Passionate about research? Take a look at the MRes options available to you at the University of Liverpool, including Biomedical Sciences and Translational Medicine MRes, on the Research Masters options page (link).