Your research project is worth two-points, in other words, 25% of the assessment in your final year. It is assessed against a number of criteria. These are used to mark a preliminary report outlining the research you intend to undertake, the way in which you carry out your project, a final talk presenting your findings towards the end of your research and a final written report on your project.
(Different assessment criteria are used in the Geography and Biology Joint Honours degree.)