Your Postgraduate Biosciences Offer-Holder Hub

Congratulations on your offer to study Biosciences at the University of Birmingham! This is your dedicated subject hub where you will find important information about your course before you start!

Why study Biosciences at Birmingham?

  • Follow your interests - Study in one of the UK's top Schools of Biosciences as you specialise in your chosen area through a mixture of taught material and lab-based research projects
  • Industry partnerships - Benefit from collaborations with our world-leading faculty and our many industrial partners in the West Midlands, ensuring that you are equipped for academic or industrial career paths 
  • Research projects - Closely supervised individual projects will prepare you to tackle real-world research or industrial problems at scale. You will also tackle challenges, too complex for individuals, through highly interactive group projects
  • Graduate prospects - By studying one of our postgraduate Biosciences degrees, you will secure your future career in a diverse range of industries. A large number of our graduates are in further study, which is an important step particularly if you want a career in research

The campus is beautiful and the facilities and student services are very good. The course develops all aspects of your skills as a scientist through different communication tasks, workshops and laboratory experiences. The skills I learned during my MSc have been vital to starting a PhD and continuing to develop as a scientist.

Alastair Grainger, MSc Toxicology Alumnus

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    Read our student blog

    MSc Microbiology and Infection student, Shalini, shares their story of why they choose to study at the University of Birmingham and their journey so far. Read their blog: Changing How the World Works - Redefining Global Impact.

    Read Shalini's Profile

Birmingham: A Top Choice for Graduate Employability

We’re proud to be the UK university most targeted by the country’s leading graduate employers (The Graduate Market in 2024 High Fliers report). We are creating a new generation of innovative professionals ready to be part of advancing modern cutting-edge industries. 

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    Student Blog - Feeling at home in Birmingham

    Current student Georgie gives her top tips to feeling at home in Birmingham

    Read Georgie's Blog

The School of Biosciences has been ranked in the Top 15 in UK (QS World University Rankings 2024) 

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    Explore your module choices

    Find out what modules you can study as part of your degree with our module handbook. When its time to choose your modules you will be sent a separate email so keep an eye out for that.

    Biosciences Module Handbook

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    Contribute to our research

    Explore what our academics and current students are researching and how your study can make an impact! Our research addresses global challenges to the health and wellbeing of people, animals, plants and the environment.

    Expand your research

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