The Research School of Biosciences is committed to excellence in teaching and has recently achieved a national Teaching Quality Assurance rating of 24 out of 24 . We use a blend of different teaching methods, such as lectures, laboratory classes, workshops, problem solving classes, tutorials, group work, computer assisted learning and a final year project. Hands-on experience of analytical techniques and tools is an essential part our teaching programme. On average our students have per week 8 hours of lectures, 1-2 hours of small group teaching and 10 hrs of practicals.
Assessment is by both coursework and examination and the balance varies from module to module.
Because we listen to students, examiners, review panels and staff we endeavour to provide the best learning environment for our students. We have designed our programmes to provide our graduates with skills that will enable then succeed on their future careers.