MPhil and PhD Biological Sciences

This doctoral programme is suitable for people who have a particular research question or topic in mind, and wish to explore this through independent study in order to produce an original contribution to the subject. Students can work in a wide range of fields, including ecology and evolution, marine biology, ecophysiology, developmental biology, animal behaviour, conservation biology and biological responses to global change. You will be expected to fully engage with skills development and training and to present your research in a range of scholarly contexts, including seminars.