Animal Behaviour MRes

The Animal Behaviour MRes is closely linked to a suite of MRes courses that you may also be interested in:

• Ageing and Health MRes
• Biofabricaton and Bioprinting MRes
• Biotechnology and Business Enterprise MRes
• Cancer MRes
• Cardiovascular Science in Health and Disease MRes
• Diabetes MRes
• Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine MRes
• Epidemiology MRes
• Evolution and Human Behaviour MRes
• Human Nutrition MRes
• Immunobiology MRes
• Medical Genetics MRes
• Medical and Molecular Biosciences MRes
• Mitochondrial Biology and Medicine MRes
• Molecular Cell Biology and Cell Signalling in Health and Disease MRes
• Molecular Microbiology MRes
• Neuromuscular Diseases MRes
• Neuroscience MRes
• Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells MRes
• Toxicology MRes
• Translational Medicine and Therapeutics MRes
• Transplantation MRes

Please rest assured we make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the programmes, services and facilities described. However, it may be necessary to make changes due to significant disruption, for example in response to Covid-19.

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An MRes is available in various subject areas. This award combines taught modules, research training and a dissertation.

Find out about different types of postgraduate qualifications.

Module information is intended to provide an example of what you will study.

Our teaching is informed by research. Course content changes periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.

Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.

Optional modules availability

Some courses have optional modules. Student demand for optional modules may affect availability.

To find out more please see our terms and conditions.

You'll be taught using a range of methods, including:

• lectures
• seminars
• group work

Depending on your modules, you'll be assessed through a combination of:

• Case study
• Computer assessment
• Dissertation
• Essay
• Professional skills assessments
• Oral examination
• Oral presentation
• PC examination
• Practical lab report
• Poster
• Report
• Reflective log
• Written examination
• Written exercise

You'll have a range of assessments. These will vary depending on the optional modules you choose to study. Assessment methods may include:

• essay
• critical appraisal
• oral presentation
• written examination
• project design
• graphical abstract or a problem-solving exercise

MRes Research Project

You'll choose from projects that relate to your MRes title. Proposals of projects are from academic supervisors within the University.

The 24-week research project will begin in your second semester.

You'll complete guided but independent original research. You'll develop skills in:

• planning
• executing
• recording research
• data interpretation and analysis

You'll complete a written dissertation, lay abstract, oral presentation and poster. The project dissertation and poster will be marked internally and by an expert from another Institution.

Previous titles for MRes projects in Animal Behaviour MRes have included:

• Factors affecting nest attendance in Puffins Fratercula Arctica?
• How bad is tail handling for mice?

At the end of each academic year, we hold an MRes poster presentation evening. You'll showcase your research to your peers and the extended academic community.

Our mission is to help you:

• stay healthy, positive and feeling well
• overcome any challenges you may face during your degree – academic or personal
• get the most out of your postgraduate research experience
• carry out admin and activities essential to progressing through your degree
• understand postgraduate research processes, standards and rules

We can offer you tailored wellbeing support, courses and activities.

You can also access a broad range of workshops covering:

• research and professional skills
• careers support
• wellbeing
• health and safety
• public engagement
• academic development

Degree Programme Director | Dr Jeremy Brown

Deputy Degree Programme Director | Professor Zofia Chrzanowska-Lightowlers

Deputy Degree Programme Director | Dr Gavin Clowry

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Depending on your residency history, if you’re a student from the EU, other EEA or a Swiss national, with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, you’ll normally pay the ‘Home’ tuition fee rate and may be eligible for Student Finance England support.

EU students without settled or pre-settled status will normally be charged fees at the ‘International’ rate and will not be eligible for Student Finance England support.

If you are unsure of your fee status, check out the latest guidance here.

Scholarships

We support our EU and international students by providing a generous range of Vice-Chancellor's automatic and merit-based scholarships. See our searchable postgraduate funding page for more information. 

If you are an international student or a student from the EU, EEA or Switzerland and you need a visa to study in the UK, you may have to pay a deposit.

You can check this in the How to apply section.

If you're applying for funding, always check the funding application deadline. This deadline may be earlier than the application deadline for your course.

For some funding schemes, you need to have received an offer of a place on a course before you can apply for the funding.