Evolution and Human Behaviour MRes

The Evolution and Human Behaviour MRes is closely linked to a suite of MRes courses that you may also be interested in:

• Ageing and Health MRes
• Animal Behaviour MRes
• Biofabricaton and Bioprinting MRes
• Biotechnology and Business Enterprise MRes
• Cancer MRes
• Cardiovascular Science in Health and Disease MRes
• Diabetes MRes
• Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine MRes
• Epidemiology MRes
• Immunobiology MRes
• Medical Genetics MRes
• Medical and Molecular Biosciences MRes
• Mitochondrial Biology and Medicine MRes
• Molecular Cell Biology and Cell Signalling in Health and Disease MRes
• Molecular Microbiology MRes
• Neuroscience MRes
• Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells MRes
• Translational Medicine and Therapeutics MRes
• Transplantation MRes

Please rest assured we make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the programmes, services and facilities described. However, it may be necessary to make changes due to significant disruption, for example in response to Covid-19.

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Module information is intended to provide an example of what you will study.

Our teaching is informed by research. Course content changes periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.

Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.

To find out more please see our terms and conditions.

Optional modules availability

Some courses have optional modules. Student demand for optional modules may affect availability.

You'll be taught using a range of methods, including:

• lectures
• seminars
• group work

Depending on your modules, you'll be assessed through a combination of:

• Case study
• Computer assessment
• Essay
• Lab exercise
• Professional skills assessments
• Oral examination
• Oral presentation
• PC examination
• Practical lab report
• Poster
• Report
• Reflective log
• Written examination
• Written exercise

You'll have a range of assessments. These will vary depending on the optional modules you choose to study. Assessment methods may include:

• essay
• critical appraisal
• oral presentation
• written examination
• project design
• graphical abstract or a problem-solving exercise

MRes Research Project

You'll choose from projects that relate to your MRes title. Proposals of projects are from academic supervisors within the University.

The 24-week research project will begin in your second semester.

You'll complete guided but independent original research. You'll develop skills in:

• planning
• executing
• recording research
• data interpretation and analysis

You'll complete a written dissertation, lay abstract, oral presentation and poster. The project dissertation and poster will be marked internally and by an expert from another Institution.

Previous projects from the MRes suite include:

• Regulators of cell differentiation and disease
• An exploration of the molecular basis of novel inborn errors of immunity

At the end of each academic year, we hold an MRes poster presentation evening. You'll showcase your research to your peers and the extended academic community.

Your teaching and learning is also supported by Canvas. Canvas is a Virtual Learning Environment. You'll use Canvas to submit your assignments and access your:

• module handbooks
• course materials
• groups
• course announcements and notifications
• written feedback

Throughout your studies, you’ll have access to support from:

• peers
• academics
• personal tutors
• our University Student Services Team
• student representatives

You'll also be assigned an academic member of staff. They will be your personal tutor throughout your time with us. They can help with academic and personal issues.

Degree Programme Director | Dr Jeremy Brown

Deputy Degree Programme Director | Professor Zofia Chrzanowska-Lightowlers

Deputy Degree Programme Director | Dr Gavin Clowry

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As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee to increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, subject to government regulations on fee increases and in line with inflation.

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EU students without settled or pre-settled status will normally be charged fees at the ‘International’ rate and will not be eligible for Student Finance England support.

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Scholarships

We support our EU and international students by providing a generous range of Vice-Chancellor's automatic and merit-based scholarships. See our searchable postgraduate funding page for more information. 

If you are an international student or a student from the EU, EEA or Switzerland and you need a visa to study in the UK, you may have to pay a deposit.

You can check this in the How to apply section.

If you're applying for funding, always check the funding application deadline. This deadline may be earlier than the application deadline for your course.

For some funding schemes, you need to have received an offer of a place on a course before you can apply for the funding.