MRes Natural Products and Environmental Resources at Swansea University

Research master's in the Biosciences Department at Swansea University focused on natural products and environmental resources. Research aims to maximise the benefits of natural resources while minimising environmental disturbance, from bioprospecting and bioremediation to aquaculture, biocontrol, disease ecology and invasive species control.

Department: Biosciences  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; 3 years part-time  |  Intake: September 2026; September 2027  |  Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

First term is advanced postgraduate skills training in writing, analytical approaches and critical thinking, with guidance on selecting and refining a research project, plus two further modules chosen to match research interests (for example GIS, biodiversity and health ecology, endangered species, biodiversity assessment). A nine-month independent research project follows from the end of January, supervised by a departmental team, producing a thesis of publishable standard. Project groups include Natural Products and Synthetic Microbiology, Algal Research, Marine Microbial Ecology, Biocontrol and Natural Products, Fungal Molecular Ecology and Marine Disease, Welfare and Restoration.

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