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The Research Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment (GEE) is home to over 50 research groups and a thriving community of some 200 Post-Docs, PhD Students, and support staff. Our growing and vibrant research community is always looking for the brightest minds - see current opportunities from fellowships, PhDs and more.

GEE Senior Fellowships Scheme 2024

The call is now open for the GEE Senior Fellowship Scheme 2024

GEE invites Expressions of Interest from Early Career Researchers (ECRs) who wish to be sponsored to apply for external fellowships to establish an independent research group. 

GEE offers a world-class, interactive and supportive research environment within the Division of Biosciences at UCL. We are strongly committed to recruiting and supporting the most promising ECRs who choose to secure a Group Leader Fellowship as their route to becoming a Principal Investigator. This policy applies to senior fellowships such as Wellcome Trust Henry Dale, MRC CDA, BBSRC David Phillips, NERC IRF, Royal Society URF, CRUK, ERC Starting Grants and equivalent fellowships.

Salary is provided by the external award that is secured in future applications to the relevant fellowship schemes.

Details of the call including a link to the application portal

Further important background details on the fellowship scheme including sources of external funders 

The deadline for this round is 29 April 2024.

 

BSc Biological Sciences 

Biological Sciences is at the centre of UCL’s world-leading research on biodiversity and environmental science as well as human genetics, healthy ageing and many more. Many current research experts from UCL and our partner institutes are actively involved in the teaching of the BSc and MSci in Biological Sciences. Our staff have included Nobel Prize Winners, including 2014 winner and current staff member, John O’Keefe. Students are able to choose from one of seven different specialist degree options after years one and two including Computational Biology, Biodiversity and Conservation, Genetics and more

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MRes Biosciences

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The MRes in Biosciences will provide the opportunity to undertake a major research project and to develop the generic skills required for the written and verbal communication of science. The programme is designed for students who wish to undertake a PhD degree or to convert from other relevant disciplines and for those who wish to enter employment in an advanced capacity in industry or the public sector in the field of Bioscience. Students can choose to graduate from one of twelve specialist areas including Computational Biology, Stem Cells and Developmental Biology, Evolution and Origins of Life and more

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Summer Studentships

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Each year the Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment offers a number of summer placement opportunities for undergraduate students.

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The FLS Alumni Summer Studentships offer undergraduates with an interest in research the opportunity to spend up to eight weeks in one of the FLS research laboratories.


Postgraduate Opportunities
 

 

GEE PhD Programme

The Department has a thriving postgraduate programme. It recruits 15-20 PhD students per annum from a variety of sources including Research Councils, Charity, UCL schemes and a number of inter-disciplinary centres across UCL.

The Department is closely associated with a number of Doctoral Training Centres: CoMPLEX (Centre for Mathematics and Physics in the Life Sciences and Experimental Biology), UCL-Birkbeck MRC Doctoral Training ProgrammeLIDo (BBSRC London Interdisciplinary Doctoral Programme) and the London NERC Doctoral Training Programme.

GEE PhD Programme

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GEE Fellowships

There are two different processes for Fellowships at GEE. The first is for Independent Fellowships. These are suitable for researchers with some postdoctoral experience who are ready to start up their own independent research programme.

The second is Short Term and Post Doctoral Fellowships. These are suitable for researchers who have recently completed a doctorate.

GEE Fellowships

 

GEE Post Doctoral Researchers

GEE is home to over 50 research groups and a thriving community of some 200 Post-Docs, PhD Students, and support staff. 

The Division of Biosciences provides a range of support for its postdoctoral researchers to help achieve their aspirations in both career and work-life balance.

There are loads of training, career advice, support opportunities etc 

GEE Post Doctoral Researchers

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