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Biosciences
Programmes
Taught programme
- Reproductive Medicine: Science and Ethics - MSc
- Science, Communication and Society - MSc
- Cancer Biology - PDip, MSc
- Biotechnology and Bioengineering - MSc
- Drug Design - MSc
Research programmes
Did you know?
In the most recent Research Asessment Exercise: 35% of our research rated “world-leading” or “internationally excellent”, with a further 40% judged as “internationally recognised”.
Kent was ranked 8th in the UK for Biological Sciences student' graduate employment prospects in The Guardian Good Univesrity Guide 2012.
Overview
The University of Kent's School of Biosciences ranks among the most active in biological sciences in the UK. We have recently extended our facilities and completed a major refurbishment of our research laboratories that now house over 150 academic, research, technical and support staff devoted to research, of whom more than 90 are postgraduate students.
Research in the School of Biosciences revolves around understanding systems and processes in the living cell. It has a strong molecular focus with leading-edge activities that are synergistic with one another and complementary to the teaching provision. Our expertise in disciplines such as biochemistry, microbiology and biomedical science allows us to exploit technology and develop groundbreaking ideas in the fields of genetics, molecular biology, protein science and biophysics. Fields of enquiry encompass a range of molecular processes from cell division, transcription and translation through to molecular motors, molecular diagnostics and the production of biotherapeutics and bioenergy.
In addition to research degrees, our key research strengths underpin a range of unique and career-focused taught Master's programmes that address key issues and challenges within the biosciences and pharmaceutical industries and prepare graduates for future employment.
Did you know?
In the most recent Research Asessment Exercise: 35% of our research rated “world-leading” or “internationally excellent”, with a further 40% judged as “internationally recognised”.
Kent was ranked 8th in the UK for Biological Sciences student' graduate employment prospects in The Guardian Good Univesrity Guide 2012.
Postgraduate resources
The School is well equipped, with excellent general research laboratories, together with a range of specialised research resources including facilities for growing micro-organisms of all kinds, extensive laboratories for animal cell culture and monoclonal antibody production and an imaging suite providing high-resolution laser confocal and electron microscopy. Additionally, the macromolecular analysis facility provides resources for protein and mass spectrometry, CD and fluorescence spectroscopy, surface plasmon resonance, and HPLC and FPLC systems for all aspects of biochemical and microbiological research. Notably, the School has a new state-of-the-art Bruker Avance
III four-channel 600 MHz NMR spectrometer equipped with a QCI cryoprobe. Our NMR spectrometer was upgraded to this status via an equipment research award from the Wellcome Trust.
Did you know?
In the most recent Research Asessment Exercise: 35% of our research rated “world-leading” or “internationally excellent”, with a further 40% judged as “internationally recognised”.
Kent was ranked 8th in the UK for Biological Sciences student' graduate employment prospects in The Guardian Good Univesrity Guide 2012.
Key information
Dynamic Publishing Culture
Staff publish regularly and widely in journals, conference proceedings and books. Among others, they have recently contributed to: Journal of Biological Chemistry; Cell/Molecular Cell; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA; Plos One; Journal of Cell Science.
Support
All research students are given an e-Postgraduate Development Folder, providing information on a series of training events plus a record of attainment, which helps to log progress, keep reports, and catalogue research training and transferable skills modules. These form essential elements of a CV for subsequent job applications. Additionally, all research students are allocated a Postgraduate Monitoring Committee (PMC). The Committee helps you set realistic research objectives and regularly monitors your progress throughout the course.
Students on taught programmes are assigned a personal academic tutor to provide additional support in their postgraduate study.
An active school
Every week, Biosciences runs departmental seminars where external guest speakers or staff, talk about recent research. In addition, the department runs FIREBio (Forum for Innovation, Research and Enterprise in Biosciences), which is a weekly informal meeting for staff, postdocs and postgraduates involving short presentations and discussions. Postgraduates can use the opportunity to present unpublished research findings and discuss them in a supportive environment.
Worldwide partnerships
Staff in the School of Biosciences not only collaborate extensively with other universities in the UK (Cambridge, Cardiff, King's College London, University College London, Newcastle, Oxford, Sussex, York), but also have a wide-ranging network across the world with institutes including: the Boston Biomedical Research Institute; University of Hanover; University of Moscow; Monash University Melbourne; Harvard; University of California-Davis; Université Claude Bernard – Lyon 1; Goethe-Universität Frankfurt; University of Queensland, Australia; University of Utah; Texas A&M University; and the University of Braunschweig. We also collaborate with organisations such as the Marie Curie Research Institute, Cancer Research UK, National Institute for Medical Research, MRC London, GlaxoSmithKline and the European Union Framework 5 CYTONET.
The School currently receives funding from: Association for International Cancer Research; BBSRC; Breast Cancer Campaign; British Heart Foundation; Cancer Research UK; E B Charitable Hutchinson Trust; the EC; EPSRC; The Leverhulme Trust; Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research; National Institutes of Health (USA); NHS Research and Development levy; Nuffield Foundation; Pfizer; PHLS; Royal Society; Wellcome Trust.
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|Did you know?
In the most recent Research Asessment Exercise: 35% of our research rated “world-leading” or “internationally excellent”, with a further 40% judged as “internationally recognised”.
Kent was ranked 8th in the UK for Biological Sciences student' graduate employment prospects in The Guardian Good Univesrity Guide 2012.
Contacts
Admissions enquiries
T: +44 (0)1227 827272
E: information@kent.ac.uk
The Administrator
School of Biosciences,
University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7NJ, UK
T: +44 (0)1227 823025
E: bio-admin@kent.ac.uk
Did you know?
In the most recent Research Asessment Exercise: 35% of our research rated “world-leading” or “internationally excellent”, with a further 40% judged as “internationally recognised”.
Kent was ranked 8th in the UK for Biological Sciences student' graduate employment prospects in The Guardian Good Univesrity Guide 2012.