Biochemistry

Entry requirements

We require applicants to hold, or be about to obtain, an Upper Second class Honours degree, or the equivalent qualification gained outside the UK, in a related subject area for entry to a PhD programme. A Lower Second class Honours degree may be considered if applicants also hold a Master's degree with a Merit classification.

Months of entry

January, April, September

Course content

Our PhD/MPhil Biochemistry programme enables you to undertake a research project that will improve understanding of Biochemistry.

A biochemical approach aims to understand the chemical processes that occur in plants and animals. It forms the basis for investigating the function and properties of molecules, cells, tissues and whole organisms, under normal and abnormal conditions and in response to their changing environment.

Examples include:

• cell membrane and cell wall structure and function;
• intracellular trafficking of proteins & organelles;
• regulation of metabolism in health and disease;
• protein structural analysis and relationship to protein function;
• transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells;
• cellular recognition and interactions;
• protein secretion and post-translational processing;
• molecular analysis of cellular stress responses;
• signal transduction and intracellular signalling mechanisms;
• macromolecular assemblies and their function;