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Weekly Blog Update

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 20/10/25 Weekly EPQ Update This Week: Monday- EPQ Lecture Tuesday- Continuing initial research. Wednesday- Finished creating a collection of initial resources I would like to evaluate. Thursday- Starting a literature review of research to help identify gaps in research and exam range,quality and quantity of sources for my chosen topic, uploaded my project proposal A onto project Q. Friday- Continuing literature review. Saturday- Publish blogs of progress. Sunday- Watching ted talks on medical misogyny and evaluating them. Gantt Chart: Due to having my driving theory test last weekend I have fallen behind on EPQ as I have had to dedicate my time to preparing for that. Due to this I should of finished my initial research last week but have had to extend it into this week and it took me longer than expected due to a high volume of homework to also catch up on so I finished it by the Wednesday so was 3 days off my Gantt chart. Additionally, I also had to postpone my literature review ...

Weekly EPQ Update

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 22/09/25 Weekly EPQ Update This Week: Monday- EPQ lecture, completed week one of my future learn course and learnt about how to mind map and think of effective ideas with enough content for me to do my EPQ and how to develop an impactful title and also made myself a Gantt chart. Tuesday- Finished my initial ideas mind map.  Wednesday- Started preliminary research wanted to finish but I had a biology test the next day so extended my dedicated time for EPQ to Thursday. Thursday- Finished preliminary research. Friday- Started SWOT analysis of my 2 of my initial ideas. Saturday- Finished the last 2 SWOT analysis of my initial ideas. Sunday- Published blogs of progress so far but had prior plans so have to finish my SWOT analysis blog. Gantt Chart: This week I have effectively managed my time and have stuck to the dates on my Gantt chart I have used my dedicated study time for EPQ effectively and have only had to move one to do biology revision for a test but still managed to hit ...

Personal Deadlines

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19/09/25 Personal Deadlines  I have decided to set myself personal deadline that I will put in my calendar and refer to make sure I don't fall behind on my EPQ. PRESET  DEADLINES 25/09/2025 Record of Initial Ideas 16/10/2025 Part A Candidate Proposal 27/11/2025 Planning Review 08/01/2026 Mid Project Review 29/01/2026 Draft Submission 12/03/2026 Presentation Part A 16/03/2026 Presentations 26/03/2026 Final Submission PERSONAL  DEADLINES 22/09/25 Topic Chosen 14/10/25 Initial Sources and Research Completed 01/11/25 Initial Resource Evaluation Completed 05/12/25 Further Research and Evaluation Completed with a List of Citations 25/01/26 First Draft completed and Peer Reviewed 15/02/26 Final Essay Completed and Peer Reviewed 16/03/26 Presentation Completed and Ready to Present 25/03/26 Summary and Review Completed and EPQ Ready to Hand in

Initial Resources

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 11/10/25 Initial Resources Now that I have narrowed my EPQ down to the topic of women's healthcare I have made a collection of resources I would like to evaluate. Books   Doing Harm by Maya Dusenbery    Pain and Prejudice by Gabrielle Jackson     Gresham College Seminars:   Mind - the Gap: What's Missing from Medical Training?  | Dr  Caroline Elton   Breast, Uterine and Ovarian Cancers    | Professor  Chris Whitty FRS   The Million Women  Study Professor |  Dame Valerie  Beral     Ted talks:   It's  Time to Talk About Women's  Health |  Cassie Dionne    His and hers ... health  care |  Paula Johnson   The lies we tell pregnant women’s  | Sofia  Jawed-Wessel   Why medicine often has dangerous side effects for women    |  Alyson McGregor   The single biggest health threat women  face |  Noel...