Keele University Prospectus Postgraduate | 2017 | Page 28

Postgraduate Prospectus 2017

Faculty of
Natural Sciences
Graduate School
Our research is world leading with major real world impact. We work on the
development of novel cancer therapies, understanding of tsunamis, efficient use
of geothermal energy, understanding of stars and exoplanets, the fight against
malaria and turning big data analytics into business advantages among other high
impact research topics.
The Faculty of Natural Sciences Graduate School
actively promotes interdisciplinary research synergies
and collaboration. Our PhD research projects span
across a spectrum of science from fire ecology through
medicinal chemistry, applied mathematics and stellar
astrophysics to evidence based software engineering
and the identification of genes associated with cancer
and other diseases.
Our seven research centres provide a multidisciplinary
environment to support research and enterprise in the
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Geography, Geology and Environment
Chemical Sciences
Astrophysics
Computer Science
Mathematics
Psychology
Life Sciences

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There are over

postgraduate research
students in the Faculty
of Natural Sciences
Graduate School

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There are two cross-disciplinary centres where many
of our researchers also work, with research interests
spanning across our centres as well as the university
as a whole, with strong links in jointly supervised
PhD projects with the research institutes in the
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences:
• Centre for Applied Entomology and Parasitology
• Centre for Science and Technology in Medicine
Our students have access to quality research resources
and benefit from continued growth of our natural
sciences laboratories and research space. We offer
expert research training and supervision, as well as
support at all stages of the research degree. We aim
to prepare our research graduates for progression into
successful academic careers or industrial employment.