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Overview
Students emerge well-trained and well-rounded with outstanding skills that are internationally recognised, poised to take up posts in leading groups around the world. The Cell and Developmental Biology programme is offered by University College London (UCL).
The world-leading research groups of the department (Professor John O’Keefe was awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize) study biological questions ranging from molecule to man. These are listed below and are remarkable in their breadth and depth, from fundamental aspects of cell biology through to behaviour, and from key questions in biology to understanding mechanisms of human disease.
Careers
Many of our recent graduates have taken up postdoctoral positions, for example in the UK at UCL, Imperial College London and Manchester University; in Europe at San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy, Milan; and across the world at Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Boston. Some have continued their studies or taken up teaching positions; others have progressed to become principal investigators at UCL, Cambridge and New York.
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Research areas- Affective disorders
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Bioinformatics and computational biology
- Biological clocks/sleep
- Calcium signalling
- Cancer cell biology
- Cell migration
- Cell signalling and signal transduction mechanisms
- Early development (e.g. fertilisation, gastrulation, embryonic induction)
- Evolution and development
- Intracellular movements: endocytosis, exocytosis, RNA, protein, lipid and organelle traffic
- Learning, memory and long-term change in the nervous system
- Left-right asymmetry
- Live cell imaging
- Mitochondrial biology
- Neural crest migration and differentiation
- Neural development and neural cell biology
- Neuroaesthetics
- Neurodegenerative disease
- Parkinson's Disease
- Pain
- Regeneration and repair
- Stem cell biology
- Systems and synthetic biology.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 60 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
More details
Students are advised to apply as early as possible due to competition for places
Language
English
TOEFL® IBT The TOEFL iBT® is given online through the internet at designated testing site. The test measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The score refers to the total score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading), each subject has a range of 0 - 30. 100
IELTS The International English Language Test System (IELTS) tests your English-language proficiency on a scale of 1 – 9. The score refers to the combined average score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading). 7
PTE Academic PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English Academic) is a language test that enables students to demonstrate their writing, listening, speaking, and reading skills when applying to study in English. The score refers to a total score which ranges between 10 and 90. 69
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Biology Microbiology View 80 other Masters in Biology in United KingdomAcademic requirements
GPA Your GPA, or Grade Point Average, is a number that indicates how well or how high you scored in your courses on average. Usually a GPA scales between 1.0 and 4.0, however different countries and universities can have different grading systems. Upper Second Class
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT The TOEFL iBT® is given online through the internet at designated testing site. The test measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The score refers to the total score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading), each subject has a range of 0 - 30. 100
IELTS The International English Language Test System (IELTS) tests your English-language proficiency on a scale of 1 – 9. The score refers to the combined average score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading). 7
PTE Academic PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English Academic) is a language test that enables students to demonstrate their writing, listening, speaking, and reading skills when applying to study in English. The score refers to a total score which ranges between 10 and 90. 69
Other requirements
General requirements
- A minimum of an upper second-class UK Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate subject or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, or a recognised Master’s degree in an appropriate subject.
Tuition Fee
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International
26160 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 26160 GBP per year and a duration of 36 months.
Overseas: £13,130 (PT)
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
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