Biological Sciences Queen's University Belfast

Overview

This Biological Sciences programme offered by Queen's University Belfast provides opportunities to join active research teams investigating topics ranging from biochemistry, molecular genetics, cancer studies, agricultural science, marine ecology, and ecosystem services to food systems research. Candidates contribute original knowledge through independent investigation while working alongside experienced supervisors in a research-intensive environment.

Features

Research is organised around three major themes: Agri-Food Systems and Human Nutrition, Understanding Health and Disease, and Sustaining Ecosystems and Biodiversity. These areas incorporate approaches spanning animal welfare, food safety, microbiology, contaminant detection, genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, artificial intelligence, environmental management, and ecological resilience, supporting innovative solutions with scientific and societal impact.

Career Prospects

Queen's postgraduates reap exceptional benefits. Unique initiatives, such as the DegreePlus/Future Ready Award, bolster our commitment to employability, while innovative leadership and executive programmes alongside sterling integration with business experts helps our students gain key leadership positions both nationally and internationally. Career prospects in the biological sciences are exceptionally good. To some extent it depends on the specific topic, of course, but laboratory-based and especially quantitative skills and the proven innovation of a PhD or MPhil are highly sought after. Degrees are very much in demand, both in commercial science and public sector research and development (e.g. drug discovery and development, crop and animal improvements and welfare, sustainable agriculture and resource use, human nutrition and health, animal health, ecological management, food safety and technology, scientific communications, regulation, and many more fields).

Employment after the Course

Graduates have gone on to be professional research scientists, consultants, or hold technical and junior executive positions in commerce and government.