Dear All,
Admissions are currently open for the 1-year Masters courses at the
Silwood Park (our campus in Berkshire near Ascot) of the Department of
Life Sciences, Imperial College London. We are an international centre
for research and training in ecology, evolution, biological conservation
and climate-driven ecosystem dynamics. The Department of Life Sciences
at Imperial College London is one of the largest life sciences groups
worldwide. The Department has an outstanding international reputation
for research and excellent facilities for postgraduate research and
education.
We offer a range of Masters courses
<http://www.imperial.ac.uk/visit/campuses/silwood-park/prospective-students/msc-and-mres-courses/>
in theoretical, empirical and applied ecology, evolution, and
conservation at Silwood Park and at the Natural History Museum London.
Our courses are taught in partnership with other organisations such as
the Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, The Grantham Institute, Zoological
Society of London, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Thomson Ecology,
CABI and Surrey Wildlife Trust.
Our courses cover a range of topics, and are an ideal stepping stone
towards a career into scientific research and academics, conservation,
applied biosciences, or consultancy. You will learn new skills, conduct
your own cutting-edge research and use your science to tackle real-world
challenges, while being part of a lively, international community
devoted to postgraduate research and training.
*Our Courses:*
MRes Biosystematics
<https://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/courses/life-sciences/biosystematics/>
(based at the Natural History Museum)
(https://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/courses/life-sciences/biosystematics/)
MSc/MRes Computational Methods in Ecology and Evolution
<http://www.imperial.ac.uk/life-sciences/postgraduate/masters-courses/-msc-in-computational-methods-in-ecology-and-evolution-cmee/>
(http://www.imperial.ac.uk/life-sciences/postgraduate/masters-courses/-msc-in-computational-methods-in-ecology-and-evolution-cmee/)
MSc Conservation Science
<http://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/courses/life-sciences/conservation-science/>
(http://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/courses/life-sciences/conservation-science/)
MSc Ecological Applications
<http://www.imperial.ac.uk/life-sciences/postgraduate/masters-courses/msc-in-ecological-applications/>
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/life-sciences/postgraduate/masters-courses/msc-in-ecological-applications/
MSc/MRes Ecology, Evolution and Conservation
<http://www.imperial.ac.uk/life-sciences/postgraduate/masters-courses/masters-in-ecology-evolution--conservation-msc-and-mres/>
(fulltime or part-time options available)
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/life-sciences/postgraduate/masters-courses/masters-in-ecology-evolution--conservation-msc-and-mres/
MRes Ecosystem and Environmental Change
<http://www.imperial.ac.uk/life-sciences/postgraduate/masters-courses/mres-in-ecosystem-and-environmental-change/>
(new for 2015)
(http://www.imperial.ac.uk/life-sciences/postgraduate/masters-courses/mres-in-ecosystem-and-environmental-change/)
MSc Taxonomy and Biodiversity
<http://www.imperial.ac.uk/life-sciences/postgraduate/masters-courses/msc-in-taxonomy--biodiversity/>
(based at the Natural History Museum)
(http://www.imperial.ac.uk/life-sciences/postgraduate/masters-courses/msc-in-taxonomy--biodiversity/)
MRes Tropical Forest Ecology
<http://www.imperial.ac.uk/life-sciences/postgraduate/masters-courses/mres-in-tropical-forest-ecology/>
(new for 2015)
(http://www.imperial.ac.uk/life-sciences/postgraduate/masters-courses/mres-in-tropical-forest-ecology/)
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Key benefits*
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Join a top department (1
<http://www.imperial.ac.uk/life-sciences/about/ref-2014/>^st in the
UK for Biological Sciences in REF2014
<http://www.imperial.ac.uk/life-sciences/about/ref-2014/>) at a top
university (2
<http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2014>^nd
in the QS World University Rankings
<http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2014>,
9
<http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2014-15/world-ranking>^th
in The Times Higher Education World University Rankings
<http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2014-15/world-ranking>,
22 <http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2014.html>^nd in the Shanghai
Ranking <http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2014.html>2014/2015).
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Our graduates go successfully into PhDs and jobs in Europe, the USA
and internationally with a success rate.
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Learn a range of skills early in the course from active researchers
and practitioners to help shape your project ideas.
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Research projects range from 3.5 to 9 months depending on the course
(MSc versus MRes), and can be based in our department or with
external organisations anywhere in the world.
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Join a friendly, informal community where staff and students mingle.
Our academics come from different continents, as do our students.
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Work at world-famous biodiversity and conservation organisations.
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Our verdant campus is ideally situated: 30 minutes from London
Heathrow and an hour from central London. Easy access to one of the
highest concentrations of researchers and conservation organisations
in the world.
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Our network of contacts covers the globe, and you will interact with
a steady stream of leading figures who visit for workshops and seminars.
“/A quite extraordinary number of good ideas in ecology have been
hatched in the intellectual hotbed of Silwood Park, some at tea, some in
the bar, some on the croquet lawn. Its surroundings give it the magic to
attract and stimulate academics from around the world to be
exceptionally creative.”/– Stuart Pimm, Doris Duke Professor of
Conservation, Duke University.
*Contact us*
The Department of Life Sciences,
Imperial College London,
Silwood Park Campus,
Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7PY.
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/visit/campuses/silwood-park/ and follow
links for prospective students
