Evolutionary Biology MRes

Sussex is a centre of excellence for evolutionary biology. The world-renowned biologist John Maynard Smith was among our founding members.
 
Become a researcher who can contribute to the grand challenges of antibiotic resistance, cancer and environmental change. This research-focused degree is based on our strengths in evolutionary biology. You’ll study the evolution of sociality, symbioses and sexual conflict through to the process and effect of mutations.
 
The course is linked to the Evolutionary and Adaptive Systems Research Group. This Group is interdisciplinary, bringing together researchers from computational science through to philosophy.
You’ll study how and why organisms are the way they are, and how this affects fundamental parts of our lives. This includes topics such as adaptive robotics, neural modelling and artificial life.