Life Sciences Postgraduate

Restoration Ecology of Terrestrial and Aquatic Environments PgDip

Details: 1 year full time course.

Course fees: Course fees are subject to change and you are advised to check the current details with the course provider before enrolling on this course.

Course description: In recent years we have gained a much greater understanding of the issues involved in Restoration Ecology and applied ecologists have developed a range of techniques for dealing with damaged sites and for restoring biodiversity and ecological function to degraded systems. (read more)

Course venue: University of Liverpool, L69 7ZX

Cognitive Neuropsycholoy MSc

Details: 1 year full time course.

Course fees: Course fees are subject to change, and you are advised to check current details with the course provider.

Course description: Provides a general background in cognition, neuropsychology and neuroscience, allowing integration of knowledge within a framework of cognitive science. (read more)

Course venue: University of Essex, CO4 3SQ

Environmental Microbiology MSc

Details: 12 months full time course.

Course fees: Course fees are subject to change, and you are advised to check current details with the course provider.

Course description: There has been a huge increase in interest in Environmental Microbiology since the late 1980s, resulting from the rapid development of novel experimental approaches and techniques, particularly in the field of molecular biology. (read more)

Course venue: University of Aberdeen, AB24 3FX

Mathematical Modelling in Biology MSc

Details: 2 years part time course.

Course fees: Course fees are subject to change, and you are advised to check current details with the course provider.

Course description: This course aims to provide a comprehensive perspective of existing modelling approaches and contemporary methods of data analysis used in biology and ecology. (read more)

Course venue: University of Leicester, LE1 7RH

Pharmacology and Therapeutics MD

Details: 4 years (maximum) full time course.

Course fees: Course fees are subject to change, and you are advised to check current details with the course provider.

Course description: The School of Biomedical Sciences was formed in 2004 and consists of three divisions - Human Anatomy and Cell Biology (HACB), Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and Physiology. (read more)

Course venue: University of Liverpool, L69 7ZX

Physiology And Pharmacology PhD

Details: 3 years full time course.

Course fees: Not known.

Course description: This research falls into four areas: Cardiovascular research group - techniques are employed to study isolated vascular and cardiac muscle cells, including patch-clamp, in vivo and in vitro models of cardiovascular disease, restenosis following balloon angioplasty and pulmonary hypertension. (read more)

Course venue: University of Strathclyde (The), G1 1XQ

Plant Sciences MSc (by Research)

Details: 2 years full time course.

Course fees: Not known

Course description: Submission of a Thesis. (read more)

Course venue: Oxford University, OX1 2JD

Virology/Medical Microbiology PhD

Details: 3 years full time course.

Course fees: Course fees are subject to change, and you are advised to check current details with the course provider.

Course venue: University of Sheffield, S10 2TN

Biomedical Sciences Research Areas MRes

Details: 1 year full time course.

Course fees: Course fees are subject to change, and you are advised to check current details with the course provider.

Course description: The major research interests of the School lie within integrative cardiovascular and metabolic physiology and pharmacology, neuroscience, cell signalling, and biochemistry and cell biology. (read more)

Course venue: University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD

Cognitive Neuropsychology MSc

Details: 1 year full time course.

Course fees: Full time £3,240 pa, part time £2,268 pa (2007/08 fees for guidance)

Course description: This degree provides an excellent introduction to the methods and up-to-date achievements of cognitive neuropsychology. (read more)

Course venue: Birkbeck, University of London, WC1E 7HX

Medical Parasitology MSc

Details: 1 year full time course.

Course fees: Course fees are subject to change, and you are advised to check current details with the course provider.

Course description: This course aims to provide core training in the theoretical and practical aspects of medical parasitology, covering the protozoan and metazoan parasites of humans and the vectors which transmit them, and equip students with specialised skills to enable them to pursue a career in research, control or teaching related to medical parasitology. (read more)

Course venue: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, WC1E 7HT

Applied Fish Biology MRes

Details: 1 year full time course.

Course fees: Course fees are subject to change, and you are advised to check current details with the course provider.

Course description: The decline in global fish stocks, the exploitation of fish for livestock feeds and the endangering of species through environmental changes, pollutants and habitat destruction are now major issues of national and international concern. (read more)

Course venue: University of Plymouth, PL4 8AA

Molecular Evolution and Comparative Genomics (Credit bearing)

Details: Variable self study with attendance course.

Course fees: Registration Fee : £1500

Course venue: Oxford University, Department for Continuing Education, OX1 2JA

Ecotourism MSc

Details: 2 years part time course.

Course fees: Course fees are subject to change, and you are advised to check current details with the course provider.

Course description: The course examines the environmental, social, economic and cultural issues associated with ecotourism focusing on the management of natural and built resources for tourism purposes. (read more)

Course venue: University of Portsmouth, PO1 2UP

Botany MSc (by Research)

Details: 12 months full time course.

Course fees: Course fees are subject to change, and you are advised to check current details with the course provider.

Course venue: University of Edinburgh (The), EH8 9YL

Chemical Biology PhD

Details: 3 years full time course.

Course fees: Course fees are subject to change, and you are advised to check current details with the course provider.

Course description: Major research strengths lie in peptide and protein synthesis, protein folding, recombinant and synthetic DNA methodology, carbohydrate synthesis, natural product biosynthesis, enzyme structure and mechanism, biocatalysis, biological NMR at 600 MHz, and combinatorial chemistry. (read more)

Course venue: University of Edinburgh (The), EH8 9YL

Biological Systems MRes

Details: Variable full time course.

Course fees: Course fees are subject to change, and you are advised to check current details with the course provider.

Course description: Masters by Research (MRes) programmes allow students to undertake a substantial amount of independent research while gaining 20 taught credits. (read more)

Course venue: University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD

Developmental Biology MPhil

Details: 2 years full time course.

Course fees: Course fees are subject to change, and you are advised to check current details with the course provider.

Course venue: University of Edinburgh (The), EH8 9YL

Reproduction and Development PgDip

Details: 1 year self study with attendance course.

Course fees: Course fees are subject to change, and you are advised to check current details with the course provider.

Course description: The programme consists of the following seven units including a research project and includes no more than ten weeks of study in Bristol over a period of one or two years: Reproductive Physiology and Endocrinology - The structure and function of the organs of the male and of the female reproductive system and the role of the endocrine system in the control and maintenance of reproduction. (read more)

Course venue: University of Bristol, BS8 1TH

Molecular Pathology and Toxicology PgDip/MSc

Details: 3 years part time course.

Course fees: Not known.

Course description: Core modules: toxicology. (read more)

Course venue: University of Leicester, LE1 7RH