We operate selection deadlines for some postgraduate taught programmes in Biological Sciences The postgraduate taught programmes listed below from the School of Biological Sciences have selection deadlines. You can apply up until the final selection deadline listed below for the programme, although we do recommend applying as early as you can. Please note a programme may close early due to high demand. A small number of offers will be made to outstanding candidates on an ongoing basis, but the majority of applications in each selection round will be held until the deadline for that round and then considered together. Following each selection round deadline: Applicants who are being made an offer will be notified. Applicants who have been unsuccessful will be notified. Applicants still being considered will have their application carried forward to the next round. We expect to make decisions for each selection round by the dates shown below. If it takes longer than expected to complete our decision-making we will email you with an updated timeline. Biological Sciences Programme Selection Round 1 Selection Round 2 Selection Round 3 MSc Bioinformatics Apply by 15 December Decisions by 1 March Apply by 31 March Decisions by 31 May Apply by 31 May Decisions by 31 July MSc Biotechnology Apply by 15 December Decisions by 1 March Apply by 31 March Decisions by 31 May Apply by 31 May Decisions by 31 July MSc Data Science for Biology Apply by 15 December Decisions by 1 March Apply by 31 March Decisions by 31 May Apply by 31 May Decisions by 31 July MSc Drug Discovery and Translational Biology Apply by 15 December Decisions by 1 March Apply by 31 March Decisions by 31 May Apply by 31 May Decisions by 31 July MSc Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity Apply by 15 December Decisions by 1 March Apply by 31 March Decisions by 31 May Apply by 31 May Decisions by 31 July This article was published on 2024-05-20