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Biomedical science explores our understanding of health, disease and ageing in human, animal and microbial systems.
Biomedical Science explores the processes of disease, from the molecular and cellular...Read more
This course will join an interdisciplinary group which is well-connected with industry and fellow research institutions worldwide.
With our wide-ranging expertise were well-placed to provide the specialist...Read more
The courses main aims are to give students relevant experience, the opportunity to carry out focused research in their discipline under close supervision, and the opportunity to acquire or develop skills...Read more
The MPhil in Human Evolutionary Studies aims to:
give students the chance to learn, at an advanced level, about the major topics in human evolution and related fields;
provide students with the opportunity...Read more
The MPhil in Basic and Translational Neuroscience is a stand-alone postgraduate course in neuroscience offering both taught and research components. This one-year neuroscience programme is aimed particularly...Read more
The Department offers a one-year full-time MPhil programme, by research, leading to the Master of Philosophy in Biological Science (Biochemistry). This is also available as a part-time option, taking two years. ...Read more
Modern genetics research seeks to provide a systems-level understanding of biology by relating genome sequence to function and phenotype. Research in the Department of Genetics covers a wide spectrum...Read more
The MPhil in Biological Science (Pathology) is a full-time one-year research programme. Students join an active biomedical research group and conduct an original research project. The course aims to provide...Read more
MPhil in Biological Science (Physiology, Development and Neuroscience)
The Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience (PDN) offers excellent opportunities and facilities for training in research, leading to the MPhil (Master of Philosophy) degree. ...Read more
This course enables students to initiate careers in a wide range of disciplines including plant genetic engineering, plant development, plant molecular biology, plant biophysics, plant biochemistry, plant-microbe...Read more
The MPhil is one year of full-time research with an individual supervisor followed by an examination of a research thesis in an oral examination.
The MPhil is most commonly taken as a stand-alone research...Read more
This is a one-year full-time research MPhil. Assessment is by submission of a thesis and an oral examination. Students start in October, with the submission of the thesis by the end of August. ...Read more
The Department of Zoology brings together researchers from a great diversity of disciplines, ranging from cell biology to field ecology. What unites us is an interest in the whole organism, and in how...Read more
The course introduces students to research skills and specialist knowledge. Its main aims are:
to give students with relevant experience at a first-degree level the opportunity to carry out focused...Read more
Research training within the Department has several essential components, the first and foremost being the research project itself, to which you will make a significant contribution. ...Read more
The main aims of the course are:
to give students exposure to the breadth of translational research and develop an area of research interest
to generate a hypothesis and apply contemporary research...Read more
The MPhil in Biotechnology is a unique programme that draws on world-leading academics and industry champions to deliver an in-depth multidisciplinary curriculum at the interface of biology with physical...Read more
MPhil in Medical Science (MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit)
The course introduces students to research skills and specialist knowledge. Its main aims are:
to give students with relevant experience at first-degree level the opportunity to carry out focused research...Read more
MPhil in Medical Science (MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit)
The aims of the MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit are to study the biology of the mitochondria, the powerhouses of the cell. There is a growing realisation that the dysfunction of various aspects of mitochondrial...Read more
MPhil in Biological Science (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology)
The MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology occasionally takes on MPhil students providing they have the support of a group leader in the Laboratory. To obtain support from a group leader, students should...Read more