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Biosciences at University of Sheffield - UCAS

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2024 - 2025
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30Apr
University of Sheffield - Postgraduate Online Open Day
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Course summary

Get ready to kickstart your research career by spending a year embedded in one of our research groups, and contribute new knowledge in your chosen area of bioscience. Course description Our Biosciences MRes at Sheffield is perfect if you’re looking to pursue a career in research. This research-focused course allows you to spend a full academic year embedded in one of our research groups, working alongside our academic staff, PhD students, and post-doctoral researchers who are at the forefront of their research field. You’ll be carrying out your own in-depth research and developing your scientific skills throughout your studies, all whilst being an active member of one of our research clusters:

  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Development, Regeneration and Neurophysiology
  • Molecular Microbiology: Biochemistry to Disease
  • Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • Plants, Photosynthesis and Soils.
Our research spans the full breadth of bioscience so no matter what area of the discipline you’re passionate about, there’s a good chance we’ve got experts within our school that you can work with. You can explore potential supervisors and their research interests below. It’s this world-class research that will underpin your training whether you’re interested in biotechnology, plant and soil biology, photosynthesis, sustainable agriculture, stem cell biology, biomedical science, structural biology, development, cancer, ageing, antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance, genetics, microbiology, ecology and evolution, conservation biology, biodiversity, or sustainability. Throughout your course, you’ll develop your research skills, giving you the opportunity to contribute new knowledge in your chosen area. You’ll also receive bespoke training in data analysis and visualisation, and science communication. Previous students have conducted lab or fieldwork in our state-of-the-art labs in Sheffield. Example research projects include:
  • The future of tropical forest diversity
  • Using eDNA to detect water vole populations
  • Examining bacterial antagonism in the rhizosphere
  • The response of phosphorous-limited grasslands to elevated CO2 and the implications for future carbon sequestration
Intercalation We accept medical students who wish to intercalate their studies. Find out more on the School of Medicine and Population Health website. Please see our University website for the most up-to-date course information.

How to apply

International applicants

English language requirements: IELTS 6.5 (with 6 in each component) or University equivalent

Entry requirements

Minimum 2:1 BSc honours degree in biology or a closely related quantitative subject. In addition, you should be able to demonstrate evidence of aptitude and enthusiasm for research, for example, through an undergraduate research project. We also consider a wide range of international qualifications: Overall IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent.

Fees and funding

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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

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Biosciences at University of Sheffield - UCAS