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Welcome from the
School of Life Sciences
Welcome to the School of Life Sciences and what is going
to be a very exciting next few years for you. The School
is home to a diverse student body, comprising approximately
750 undergraduate and postgraduate students and
approximately 35 academic staff.
Staff are involved in international
research and this informs all our teaching.
You can therefore be assured that you
will receive teaching and training at the
cutting edge of your chosen discipline.
All our courses offer opportunities to
build your career portfolio by undertaking
study abroad or placements and research
projects at one of our partners, not only
in the UK, but in several other countries.
The facilities in the School have been
greatly improved with the creation of
modern research laboratories for our
major research groups and upgrades to
all our teaching laboratories to create
state of the art teaching facilities.
The School has an active student
community which promotes both
engagement with the discipline and
social activities. Our graduates have
commented extensively on the friendly
and welcoming atmosphere in the School,
and the excellent academic and pastoral
support given by the staff. This has also
been duly recognised with excellent
results in the National Student Survey.
We are proud of our achievements and
hope you will find studying in the School
of Life Sciences an enjoyable and
rewarding experience.
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