Course summary

• Develop skills in fundamental aspects of mathematical biology

• Learn about mechanistic mathematical modelling and dynamical systems theory applied to biology, ecology, neuroscience, synthetic biology and medicine complemented by advanced data science methods

• You’ll keep abreast of current research happening in this fast-moving field from a range of internal and guest speakers our regular seminar series

• Become proficient in requisite computational tools and techniques with practical sessions including key industry-standard programming languages such as MATLAB and Python.

• Undertake an independent research project where you’ll explore your interests in greater depth, with the support of an academic, where you can focus on or contribute to current research.

• Interact with world-leading research groups at the Living Systems Institute and gain first-hand experience of interdisciplinary study, including performing biological experiments and analysing biological datasets