Biological Sciences

This Biological Sciences PhD programme from the University of Huddersfield allows you to explore and pursue a research project built around a substantial piece of work, which has to show evidence of original contribution to knowledge.

Key Facts:

A full-time Biological Sciences Biological Sciences PhD at University of Huddersfield University of Huddersfield is a three year full-time programme of research and culminates in the production of a large-scale piece of written work in the form of a research thesis that should not normally exceed 80,000 words.

Completing a PhD can give you a great sense of personal achievement and help you develop a high level of transferable skills which will be useful in your subsequent career, as well as contributing to the development of knowledge in your chosen field.

You are expected to work to an approved programme of work including appropriate programmes of postgraduate study (which may be drawn from parts of existing postgraduate courses, final year degree programmes, conferences, seminars, masterclasses, guided reading or a combination of study methods).

You will be appointed a main supervisor who will normally be part of a supervisory team, comprising up to three members to advise and support you on your project.

There are several research topics available for this degree. See below examples of research areas including an outline of the topics, the supervisor, funding information and eligibility criteria:

• An Investigation into Stereopsis and the Significance of Crossed vs Uncrossed Disparity
• Evolutionary Biology of Transposable Elements in Unicellular Eukaryotes
• Evolutionary Cell Biology of Metabolism in Unicellular Eukaryotes
• Genomic investigations of unique environmental bacteria.
• Glycosylation as a regulator of development, metabolic physiology and disease
• Identification of the molecular mechanisms of longevity in long-lived mutants of insulin and Klotho signalling
• Investigation of the evolution and polymorphic variation of molybdoflavoenzymes
• Investigation of the evolution and polymorphic variation of vitamin K epoxide reductases