Completed EPQ Projects 2010-11
Now in its third year, the EPQ went from strength to strength with 22 completed Projects. Of particular note is the breadth of subject matter from Music, Fashion and History to Medicine and Science. A* grades were achieved by John Clapham, Imogen Long, Eleanor Kirk, Mary-Clare Ridge and Shobha Prabhu-Naik.
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Student |
Supervisor |
Title |
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John Clapham (J) |
Mr Alistair Hardie |
The influence of Gregorian chant on 20th century liturgical music |
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Oscar Violante (EW) |
Mrs Jess Stannard |
To what extent have (behavioural) economists' theories helped to explain market behaviour? |
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Anna Giedroyc (M) |
Mr Ian Lovat |
What is Magnetic Resonance Imaging and what future possibilities does it offer for the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions? |
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Oliver Freeman (D) |
Mrs Jess Stannard |
The local economic impact of International Organisations in The Hague |
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Philippe Dib (EW) |
Dr Hannah Pomroy |
What is infinity? A mathematical perspective |
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Owen Arnold (C) |
Mr Paul Connor |
How valid is Goldhagen’s view that the German people were 'Hitler's willing executioners’? |
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Imogen Long (M) |
Mrs Gaelle McGovern |
Does Religion justify the oppression of women? |
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Hebe Barran (B) |
Mrs Gaelle McGovern |
Why is Roman Sculpture found in Castle Howard? |
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Rosie Hayman (A) |
Miss Helen Brown |
How did the presentation of women in contemporary media change in the period1850-1900 and why did this change take place? |
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Eleanor Kirk (M) |
Miss Victoria Coyle |
Why are there links in mythology? |
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Elizabeth Markendale (A) |
Dr David Moses |
A study of the the animal in religious art, comparing the different meanings of animal symbolism |
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Ben Mackrill (D) |
Mr Mark Dent |
How does the 2010 budget affect business in Yorkshire? |
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Megan Brown (A) |
Mr Matthew Fogg |
Why do good people do bad things? |
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Mary-Clare Ridge (A) |
Dr David Moses |
“Music is useless” (Pinker). To what extent can the various roles of music in human culture challenge this view? |
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Shobha Prabhu-Naik (M) |
Mr Andrew Carter |
The development of the short story in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries with some experimental writing arising from my research |
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Imogen Jefferson (A) |
Mrs Ceri Dent |
The nature of tourism and development in Cyprus |
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Georgia Summers (M) |
Miss Beth Fuller |
To what extent was the Seneca Falls Convention a success? |
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Imogen Gladwin (M) |
Miss Beth Fuller |
What makes ‘ordinary men’ capable of genocide? |
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Rachel Vassallo (A) |
Mr Peter Anderson |
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: an analysis of its incidence in the late 1990s, the prevention measures taken and the economic implications with particular reference to Canada, America and Europe. |
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Leticia Blakiston Houston (M) |
Dr Hannah Pomroy |
Was Cezanne the first modern artist? |
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Seneca Ashby (A) |
Miss Helen Brown |
How do three chosen outfits reflect the changes in women’s roles throughout the 20th century? |
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Alexander Crean (EW) |
Mrs Ceri Dent |
Is democracy necessary for socio-economic development in Africa? |