Welcome from the Biosciences Programme Director
I would like to wish you all a very warm welcome to Swansea and the Biosciences Department. We are looking forward to getting to know you all, and I hope you are excited to be here and starting the next important stage of your lives.
There will be lots going on around the department and university during your Induction Week, but your induction talks are one of the most important sources of information relating to your course, so don’t miss these. During the talks you will also be able to meet some of your lecturers and other key staff members, but most importantly you’ll meet each other. We have arranged lunch and activities as extra opportunities for you to get settled and get to know each other a little more. In between all this, don’t forget to join some societies – Swansea has a lot to offer for every interest you care to name!
We know university learning can be challenging, so we will be signposting key places for support throughout Induction Week, but remember that we are here to help any time. The Reception team, your academic tutor, your lecturers, or our Mental Health First Aiders can always be approached to provide you with support and guidance.
I look forward to meeting you in in your induction talks, and wish you the very best for your time in Swansea.
Dr Ed Pope, Biosciences Programme Director
Welcome from the MRes Programme Director
A warm welcome to the ‘Masters by Research’ Postgraduate Research Programme in Biosciences. Postgraduate research studies are very different to your experience at university so far as you will be working much more independently to develop your research skills that then lead you to a dissertation and viva. Therefore, whether you have been an undergraduate student at Swansea University or come from further afield, our induction programme will be invaluable to help guide your understanding of the MRes degree programme and how to obtain help from different academic and administrative departments in the Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE).
The induction talks set out your roadmap for the next 12 months of study. Immediately after induction, students start three taught modules to provide them with a range of core science skills (including research methods, data analysis and scientific writing) that underpin selection and decision-making in December to design and conduct a 9 month research project from January-September.
Please ensure you attend all scheduled induction activities and especially my programme induction talk, the student support talk and introduction to online learning platforms, health and safety to help prepare for project work and, most importantly, the social get-together to meet your course mates and academic staff. We look forward to meeting you and discussing your research interests to kick start your project discussions with potential supervisors.
Dr Nicole Esteban
Programme Director, MRes Bioscience
