The MRes Advanced Biological Sciences programme is a research-driven programme that will be taken over two academic years enabling you to complete two research projects.
In year one, you will receive training in laboratory methods and transferable skills, take three taught modules and complete your first 45 credit research project. In year two, you will be supported in submitting UK-wide PhD studentship applications, learn how to write effective research proposals, take a core Advanced Topics module plus one other module from an extensive suite of options, and undertake your second, more extensive research project (75 credits).
The core modules will provide you with the knowledge and skills required to develop your research projects which will be supervised from within two of our world-leading research groups, determined by your research project focus.
The modules we outline here provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree course based on recent academic teaching. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.
Modules:
MRes Advanced Biological Sciences (Animal Biology)
- Biology of Marine Vertebrates (variant of BIO3098)*
- Animal Development Biology (variant of BIO3091)*
- Current Issues in Marine Biology (variant of BIO3083)*
- Rewilding the UK
- Advances and Methods in Animal Behaviour
- Current Research Issues in Animal Behaviour
MRes Advanced Biological Sciences (Bioinformatics)
- Bioinformatics (variant of BIO3092)*
- Applications of Genomics in Infectious Disease
- Medical Genomics
- Pharmacogenomics
- Bioinformatics, Interpretation and Data Quality Assurance in Genome Analysis
- Mathematical Modelling in Biology and Medicine
MRes Advanced Biological Sciences (Ecotoxicology)
- Blue Planet
- Ecotoxicology (variant of BIO3067)*
- Ecology of Environmental Change (variant of BIO3037)*
- Rewilding the UK
MRes Advanced Biological Sciences (Frontiers in Plant Science)
- Frontiers in Plant Biology (variant of BIO3046)*
- Living in a Microbial World (variant of BIO3097)*
- Sustainable Land Use in Grassland Agriculture
- Crop Security
MRes Advanced Biological Sciences (Microbiology and Infectious Disease)
- Molecular Basis of Infection (variant of BIO3079)*
- Cellular Basis of Immunity (variant of BIO3078)*
- Medical Mycology
- Applications of Genomics in Infectious Disease
MRes Advanced Biological Sciences (Molecular and Cellular Biology)
- Molecular Basis of Infection (variant of BIO3079)*
- Cellular Basis of Immunity (variant of BIO3078)*
- Frontiers in Molecular Cell Biology (variant of BIO3077)*
- Cell Biology of Disease (variant of BIO3086)*
- Bioimaging
MRes Advanced Biological Sciences (Sustainable Aquaculture)
- Blue Planet
- Biology of Marine Vertebrates (variant of BIO3098)*
- Current Issues in Marine Biology (variant of BIO3083)*
