Apply detailed understanding of the essential facts, concepts, principles, and theories relevant to your project specialisation and harness this knowledge to tackle outstanding issues. Gain industry expertise working alongside international experts from leading conservation organisations and research institutes. Apply your knowledge across two extended research projects

Gain broad and interdisciplinary research training in ecology, evolution and conservation on this Master's course. Offered full-time or part-time and taught by internationally recognised experts, this programme provides you with first-hand experience in conducting high-quality research. You'll be taught by active researchers throughout the department and have the opportunity to join research groups as you develop your expertise in areas, such as ecological and evolution theory, biological computing and genomics, meta-analyses, modelling and statistics, experimental biology and evolution, microbiology, field ecology, and more. You'll build interdisciplinary skills and benefit from international connections and collaborations with leading institutions and organisations . Your science will have relevance to practical conservation. The course begins with six weeks of taught modules to develop core skills. You can then apply these techniques to two five-month research projects on topics of your choice.