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The project could have perhaps been improved if we had done more research to allow myself to understanding more complicated research papers, as this held me back slightly.  In the future, I would like to develop the project by doing more research. It could also be the basis of future work, and could even tie into the EPQ I am currently doing.  \subsection{Issie Astley}  My role in the project was to research Hot and Cold DM. Not only did I have to learn the difference between hot and cold dark matter, I also used papers and experiments in order to follow how our understanding of the dark matter in the universe has changed and adapted as new ideas have been introduced to the community. I found that there is an abundance of information on hot and cold DM both in research papers and web pages, yet sifting through and condensing all the information was perhaps the biggest challenge, as many resources gave similar information.   \\\\ 

\\\\  Before starting this project, I had not heard much about dark matter, but simply took for granted that people far more intelligent than me could understand and research the area. Were we to do the project again, I would perhaps have not only researched the facts of dark matter but many professional opinions surrounding candidate particles, hot/cold dark matter too by reading more papers on the topic. While I initially found the preliminary questions difficult, I now understand how integral they are to the progression of the field and I am glad that I now have more experience of the mathematics behind dark matter.  \subsection{Josh Smith}  My role was to look at the potential dark matter candidates, the theory behind them and if they were a likely candidate or not. Due to the nature of many of the candidates I had to look into supersymmetry, of which I had little previous knowledge; although before this project I had little knowledge of cosmology in general, so I learnt a lot about the ideas and way that people have gone about hypothesising these candidates. Due to the fact that our report is a very basic one, simply giving a general overview as opposed to going deep into a single specific area, I believe that it a success as it looks at present dark matter ideas as well as the origins of it. \\\\