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Research

Research

If you would like to consider taking a higher degree (M.Sc. or Ph.D.) by research, please read the general information below. Then refer to the staff page to see the research interests of the various potential supervisors.

The number of postgraduate student places available in the Zoology varies from year to year. Numbers are restricted by availability of postgraduate fellowships and the nature of the research grants/contracts held by staff members. Prospective students are encouraged to contact individual staff members directly (by email, letter or phone) to discuss possibilities for projects in particular areas of Zoology of interest to them.

Research in Zoology is mainly concentrated in the following broad areas: evolutionary biology, including the evolution of animal development and the evolution of immunity; molecular phylogeny; ecological parasitology; aquaculture and fisheries management; ecology, behaviour and conservation of a variety of animal groups; introduced aquatic organisms. Detailed information is available on the individual web pages of the academic staff.

Through exchange programmes and collaborative international research programmes, students of Zoology have benefited from research facilities in other European countries (Poland, France, Italy and Greece), the Middle East (Israel) and North America.