Biosciences

College of Life and Environmental Sciences

School of Biosciences

n Weoffermajorhigh-technologyfacilitiesforresearch ingenomics,metabolomics,proteomics,structural biologyandopticalimagingn Ground-breakingresearchrangingfromresearchinto cancerandinfectiousdiseases,suchastuberculosis tostudyingthemovementandbehaviouroforangutansn Theprogrammesweoffercovereverythingfromthe studyofindividualbiologicalmoleculestothestudy ofwholeecosystemsn NewMScinMolecularBiotechnologyequips graduateswiththespecialisedskillsneededfora careerinbiotechnology,molecularbiotechnology ormolecularbiologyAbout us Wearethelargestbiologyschoolintheregion,deliveringinternationallyexcellentteachingandresearchacrossthebroadspanofmodernbiology.

ResearchintheSchoolcentresaroundthreeinterlinkedthemes;Molecularandcellbiology;

MolecularmicrobiologyandOrganismsandEnvironment.Theseareasintegratewithsystemsbiologyandstructuralbiology.Eachthemerepresentsareasofresearchexcellenceinhuman,animal,plant,microbial,cellandmolecularbiology.

The School of Biosciences has an excellent research profile with 90% assessed as international quality, supporting an exciting range of teaching programmes.

Kevin Chipman, Head of School

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Our cityBirminghamisatrulyinternationalcitysituatedintheheartoftheUK,locatedlessthan90minutesfromLondon,withmorethanthreetrainsperhourtoandfromthecapital.AsBritain’ssecondlargestcity,itoffersawealthoftheatres,museumsandgalleriesalongwithfantasticshopping,sportseventsandvariednightlife.Adiverseandculturallyexcitingcity,Birminghamalsoboastsanarrayofrestaurantsandsupermarketsfromaroundtheglobe.Avibrantplacetolive,studyandwork,Birminghamsupportsawholerangeofnationalitiesandcultures,anattitudewhichisreflectedthroughoutthecity.Allmajorreligiousandculturalfestivalsarecelebratedhere.Thereisalsoaninternationalairport,makingiteasyforinternationalstudentstotravelhome.

Our programmesUndergraduaten BSc/MSciBiochemistryn BSc/MSciBiologicalSciencesn BSc/MSciHumanBiologyn BSc/MSciMedicalBiochemistry

SomeofourBScprogrammesallowyoutochooseaspecialtyinoneofthefollowingareas:n Biotechnologyn Geneticsn MolecularCellBiologyn EnvironmentalBiologyn Microbiologyn PlantBiologyn Zoology

Alternativelyyoumayalsocombinewithaprofessionalplacement.

Postgraduaten MScinMolecularBiotechnologyn MScinAnalyticalGenomicsn MScinToxicologyn MScinBiologicalRecording: CollectionandManagementn MSc/GradDipOrnithologyn MResinMolecularMechanisticToxicologyn MResinConservationandUtilisationof PlantGeneticResourcesn MResinMolecularandCellularBiology

PostgraduateresearchResearchintheSchoolcentresaroundsixbroadandinterlinkedthemes,whichfocusonmultiandinterdisciplinaryresearch,buildupontheSchool’sresearchstrengthsandrespondtothekeythemesofcurrentinternationalagendas.

n MolecularCellBiologyn MolecularMicrobiologyn OrganismalandEnvironmentalBiologyn PlantGeneticsandCellBiologyn StructuralBiologyn MolecularPathobiology

ScholarshipsandbursariesWehostmanynon-UKpostgraduatestudentswhoformakeypartofourresearchcommunity.AvarietyofScholarshipsareavailablethatrangefromfullfeestoacontributiontothecostoffees.

Inaddition,manyofourDoctoralResearchersarefundedbyScholarshipsfromtheirownGovernmentorotheragencies.PotentialsupervisorscanbeidentifiedbysearchingourdatabaseofSupervisorsandProjectsandshouldbecontactedinformallyforadviceonchoosinganappropriateprojectandcompletingtheapplicationprocess.Forfurtherinformationgotowww.bham.findaphd.com

How to applyFormoreinformationonhowtoapplyforanyofourprogrammesvisitwww.international.bham.ac.uk/prospective

www.biosciences.bham.ac.uk/international

Being an international student at BirminghamHereatBirminghamthereareover27,000students,withover4,000internationalstudentscomingtousfrom150countries.Ourextensiveinternationalalumninetworktaketheirexpertiseandknowledgetoover190countriesaroundtheglobe.Inadditiontothis,almostaquarterofouracademicstaffareoverseasnationals.

Wearearesearch-richuniversity,rankedhighlyintheUKforresearchexcellence.TheResearchAssessmentExercise(RAE)2008rated90%oftheUniversity’sresearchashavingglobalimpactwith50%ratedas‘worldleading’or‘internationallyexcellent’.WeareproudtohavefiveNobelPrizewinnersamongstouralumniandacademicstaff.

OurbeautifulEdgbastoncampusissetwithin250acresofparkland,withanimpressivemixofsculptures,Victorianandmodernarchitecture.Thecampusisasafeandfriendlyenvironmentwithalltheamenitiesofasmalltown.Oncampuswearealsofortunatetohaveourownrailwaystation,justtwostopsfromBirminghamNewStStationandtheheartofthecity.

ToseehowourinternationalstudentsenjoytheirtimeatBirmingham,visitthestudentprofilessectionofourwebsitewww.biosciences.bham.ac.uk/international

‘GoingtoUniversityinEuropeopenedthedoorwaytoworkingintheEuropeancommunity.’

Colin Kahlil Khoury, from the USA, MSc Conservation and Utilisation of Plant Genetic Resources

VisitourinternationalpagetoreadColin’sfullprofile

Learn moreCollegeofLifeandEnvironmentalSciencesSchoolofBiosciencesUniversityofBirminghamEdgbastonBirminghamB152TT

PostgraduateAdmissionsEmail:bio-pgtadmissions@bham.ac.uk