Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
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Study Details:
This programme will equip you to play a key role in developing solutions to the environmental challenges that are impacting biodiversity. Along with practical field skills, you will develop the skills required to critically evaluate and apply state-of-the-art quantitative ecological and evolutionary methods.
These entry requirements are for the 2026-27 academic year and requirements for future academic years may differ. Entry requirements for the 2027-28 academic year will be published on 1 Oct 2026.
A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in biological (including ecology and zoology) or biomedical sciences, medicine, agriculture, or environmental science.
We will also accept a UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in geography, mathematics, statistics, or physics from applicants intending to transfer into the biological sciences.
We will also consider your application if you have less than the minimum qualification but can show sufficient relevant experience such as significant work history in a related discipline. Your application must show evidence of an interest in ecology and evolution alongside quantitative skills.
International qualifications
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Semester 1
Biodiversity Under Pressure (20 credits)
Professional Skills for Ecology and Evolution (20 credits)
Statistics and Data Analysis (20 credits)
Semester 2
Eco-evolutionary Responses to Anthropogenic Change (20 credits)
Research Project Proposal (Genetics, Ecology and Evolution) (10 credits)
Dissertation
Dissertation (Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity) (60 credits)
Option courses
During Semester 2, you will take two of the following courses (for a total of 30 credits):
Introduction to Bioinformatics (10 credits)
Environmental Impact Assessment (20 credits)
Environmental Survey and Monitoring (20 credits)
Nature-based Solutions (20 credits)
Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Environment (20 credits)
Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease (10 credits)
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