Course summary

Neuroscience and Neuropathology degrees at Nottingham seek to answer the modern day problems that faces research into the brain and nervous system. Your research degree is bespoke at the University of Nottingham, and allows you to choose your own area of interest to research. Our supervisors in the school are at the forefront of research in their fields. Utilising industry standard facilities, along with cutting edge equipment, and the guidance of our supervisors, you will advance the area of life sciences that interests you. Your degree and research area is bespoke to you, however, you will have access to a superb range of methodologies, ranging from molecular to whole animal and human studies to investigate. We are ranked 8th in the UK for research power (2014). The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the system used by UK higher education funding bodies to assess research quality in universities.

• Life sciences ranked 9th in the UK for research power

• More than 97% of research at Nottingham is recognised internationally

• More than 80% of our research is ranked in the highest categories as world-leading or internationally excellent

• 16 of our 29 subject areas feature in the UK top 10 by research power

• Known destinations of full-time home postgraduates who were available for employment, 2016/17. Salaries are calculated based on the median of those in full-time paid employment within the UK.

• How adverse or early life events impact neurochemistry and contribute to cognitive and social dysfunction

• Neurodevelopmental and cognitive disorders

• Neurodegenerative disease

• The genetics and causes of Alzheimer's disease

• Brain ageing and dementia

• Post-stroke recovery and the influences that affect progress