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This is a one year research project-based course, suitable both for life science graduates and for those with backgrounds in, for example, chemistry or engineering, who wish to specialise in Biochemistry, Microbiology, Genetics, Cell Biology or Computational Biology. The course builds on the biological research being carried out in the Research School of Biosciences and the School of Computing to give an up-to-the-minute training. There are no formal taught components other than those involved in our standard Graduate Training Plan.

The MSc in Science, Communication and Society gives practical and professional perspectives and experiences of science communication. How do journalists, documentary makers, lobbyists, museum curators, politicians and government research bodies communicate science to the public? What strategies are used to ensure that the message is tailored to particular audiences? And what lessons can be learned from scientific progress throughout history, and the way in which it was conveyed to the public?
The MSc programme consists of two core modules, two optional modules, and a project. The course will contain input from professional science communicators, debates on contemporary and historical scientific developments, alongside innovative and practically-based assessment. The programme structure has been designed to maximise the potential for all learners. The programme is to be taught both full-time and part-time, and individual modules can be selected on a CPD basis.

Reproductive medicine is one of the “growth industries” of science. As the average age of parents increases, the call for increasingly novel treatments to aid reproduction is similarly on the increase. In particular, around 1-2% of all babies in the UK are born by IVF, with varying figures in many other countries. Internationally, reproductive medicine generally, and IVF in particular, is an area in which the UK is world-leading.

The MSc in Cancer Biology has been designed for students who wish to gain an advanced education and training in the biological sciences, within the context of a disease that affects a large proportion of the global population. The course provides training in the modern practical, academic and research skills that are used in academia and industry. Through a combination of lectures, small-group seminars and practical classes, students will apply this training towards the development of new therapies. The programme culminates with a research project that investigates the molecular and cellular basis of cancer biology or the development of new therapies under the supervision of active cancer research scientists.

For more information, please contact the Programme Director, Dr. Dan Lloyd D.Lloyd@kent.ac.uk

The MSc in Biotechnology and Bioengineering is an interdisciplinary programme that provides academic and practical training in this increasingly important area of modern biology. The aim of the programme is to provide an advanced academic training in the cellular and molecular processes that relate to the production of biomedicines for use in healthcare.