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Biosciences College of Life and Environmental Sciences School of Biosciences n We offer major high-technology facilities for research in genomics, metabolomics, proteomics, structural biology and optical imaging n Ground-breaking research ranging from research into cancer and infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis to studying the movement and behaviour of orangutans n The programmes we offer cover everything from the study of individual biological molecules to the study of whole ecosystems n New MSc in Molecular Biotechnology equips graduates with the specialised skills needed for a career in biotechnology, molecular biotechnology or molecular biology About us We are the largest biology school in the region, delivering internationally excellent teaching and research across the broad span of modern biology. Research in the School centres around three interlinked themes; Molecular and cell biology; Molecular microbiology and Organisms and Environment. These areas integrate with systems biology and structural biology. Each theme represents areas of research excellence in human, animal, plant, microbial, cell and molecular biology. 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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Page 1: Biosciences - University of Birmingham · Biosciences College of Life and Environmental Sciences School of Biosciences n We offer major high-technology facilities for research in

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:[email protected]