EPQ is an additional qualification you can take alongside your other subjects. It gives you the opportunity to research a subject area to undergraduate-level standards. You will develop higher-level thinking skills, valued by universities and employers. You will also gain extra UCAS points and enhance your university application. • Choose an area of research to study that you have a passion for. • Plan, research, and carry out your project and then prepare a presentation to share the outcomes. • Complete a logbook to document the process and your decisions. The project can take a variety of forms such as a traditional dissertation.