• Industrial and Commercial Biotechnology MSc:
    • provides an opportunity to experience and refine molecular biology skills
    • covers many aspects of applied biotechnological applications
    • creates networks between fundamental research, the application of biotech solutions to modelling of large-scale bioprocess engineering
    • develops your independent research skills

  • You'll examine:
    • the production of novel biological compounds
    • the fundamental role played by micro-organisms in the turnover of pollutants
    • the search and discovery of commercially significant natural products
    • use and exploitation of genetically modified organisms (GMO)

  • You'll also be assigned an academic member of staff. They will be your personal tutor throughout your time with them. They can help with academic and personal issues.
  • Graduates have been successful in taking PhD studentships at Newcastle and other UK Universities.
  • This has led them into successful academic careers both in the UK and worldwide.
  • In recent years several students have secured places at the Max Planck Institute, a highly prestigious research centre in Germany.

  • The School of Natural and Environmental Sciences has an outstanding range of facilities to support our research and teaching including:
    • fully equipped teaching and research laboratories
    • lab scale fermentation of novel biological compounds
    • access to bioinformatics software and literature resources