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This module provides two-thirds of the content for the MRes in Big Data Biology programme. Each student undertakes an extensive research project. Research projects will incorporate computational and data-driven approaches in areas including:

- Computational and Systems Biology
- Biotechnology
- Developmental Biology
- Microbiology
- Neuroscience
- Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
- Plant Biology
- Biodiversity, Ecology and Ecosystem services

Each student is assigned to an appropriate supervisor who will advise on and direct the project and the preparation of a written dissertation.

This module provides two-thirds of the content for the MRes in Big Data Biology programme. Each student undertakes an extensive research project. Research projects will incorporate computational and data-driven approaches in areas including:

- Computational and Systems Biology
- Biotechnology
- Developmental Biology
- Microbiology
- Neuroscience
- Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
- Plant Biology
- Biodiversity, Ecology and Ecosystem services

Each student is assigned to an appropriate supervisor who will advise on and direct the project and the preparation of a written dissertation.

You will undertake a substantive piece of independent work. This is designed to demonstrate your ability to manage your own learning, to draw together information for a variety of sources and to make use of a range of concepts and techniques at the postgraduate level. At the end of this module, you should be familiar with the concept of independent research. You should be able to compose an extended piece of writing, in which an argument is developed in response to a central question (thesis), supported by evidence you have acquired through research, which you are required to analyse, and which supports or contradicts the various perspectives explored in the course of that argument.

You will undertake a substantive piece of independent work. This is designed to demonstrate your ability to manage your own learning, to draw together information for a variety of sources and to make use of a range of concepts and techniques at the postgraduate level. At the end of this module, you should be familiar with the concept of independent research. You should be able to compose an extended piece of writing, in which an argument is developed in response to a central question (thesis), supported by evidence you have acquired through research, which you are required to analyse, and which supports or contradicts the various perspectives explored in the course of that argument.

This module provides two-thirds of the content for the MRes Evolution programme. During it you will develop research skills, as you work closely with a University of Southampton supervisor, working on evolutionary questions, to propose a detailed methodology for your research project. You will then have the unique experience of undertaking that extensive research project in a UoS School/Department, or at an affiliated institution, in the UK or abroad. During this process you will have the opportunity to become part of an existing and dynamic team of practicing evolutionary researchers.

This module provides two-thirds of the content for the MRes Wildlife Conservation programme. During it you will develop research skills, as you work closely with a Marwell Conservation Biologist and University of Southampton supervisor to propose a detailed methodology for your research project. You will then have the unique experience of undertaking that extensive research project at one of Marwell Wildlife’s conservation sites, in the UK or abroad. During this process you will have the opportunity to become part of an existing and dynamic team of practicing conservation biologists.

This module provides two-thirds of the content for the MRes Wildlife Conservation programme. During it you will develop research skills, as you work closely with a Marwell Conservation Biologist and University of Southampton supervisor to propose a detailed methodology for your research project. You will then have the unique experience of undertaking that extensive research project at one of Marwell Wildlife’s conservation sites, in the UK or abroad. During this process you will have the opportunity to become part of an existing and dynamic team of practicing conservation biologists.

Actuarial Science Project gives MSc Actuarial Science students the opportunity to conduct and gain experience of an in-depth open-ended actuarial investigation proposed by the student. The main purpose is to develop students’ skills in: identifying, organising, and directing their own work; accessing and using relevant resources, such as library and software resources; applying their actuarial, statistical, and financial knowledge and understanding in an actuarial context; and communicating their work, by writing a comprehensive dissertation on the investigation and its outcomes. Actuarial Science Project is a primary means by which MSc Actuarial Science students demonstrate their capacity for independent learning.


The availability of this module is conditional on the suitability and feasibility of the investigation formally proposed by the student, and the availability of suitable supervision resource. Students will normally undertake Actuarial Science Project over a thirteen-week period in the summer (typically, mid-june until mid-September). The supervisor will meet regularly (usually weekly) with the student, to answer questions and provide limited advice and support. Assessment will be by means of an Actuarial Science Project dissertation, of 50-60 pages in length, to be submitted at the end of the thirteen-week period. A student considering this module must discuss it with the MATH6132 module lead in advance, no later than the beginning of semester 2, and obtain their prior approval for the investigation proposed.

Actuarial Science Project gives MSc Actuarial Science students the opportunity to conduct and gain experience of an in-depth open-ended actuarial investigation proposed by the student. The main purpose is to develop students’ skills in: identifying, organising, and directing their own work; accessing and using relevant resources, such as library and software resources; applying their actuarial, statistical, and financial knowledge and understanding in an actuarial context; and communicating their work, by writing a comprehensive dissertation on the investigation and its outcomes. Actuarial Science Project is a primary means by which MSc Actuarial Science students demonstrate their capacity for independent learning.


The availability of this module is conditional on the suitability and feasibility of the investigation formally proposed by the student, and the availability of suitable supervision resource. Students will normally undertake Actuarial Science Project over a thirteen-week period in the summer (typically, mid-june until mid-September). The supervisor will meet regularly (usually weekly) with the student, to answer questions and provide limited advice and support. Assessment will be by means of an Actuarial Science Project dissertation, of 50-60 pages in length, to be submitted at the end of the thirteen-week period. A student considering this module must discuss it with the MATH6132 module lead in advance, no later than the beginning of semester 2, and obtain their prior approval for the investigation proposed.

Actuarial Science Project gives MSc Actuarial Science students the opportunity to conduct and gain experience of an in-depth open-ended actuarial investigation proposed by the student. The main purpose is to develop students’ skills in: identifying, organising, and directing their own work; accessing and using relevant resources, such as library and software resources; applying their actuarial, statistical, and financial knowledge and understanding in an actuarial context; and communicating their work, by writing a comprehensive dissertation on the investigation and its outcomes. Actuarial Science Project is a primary means by which MSc Actuarial Science students demonstrate their capacity for independent learning.


The availability of this module is conditional on the suitability and feasibility of the investigation formally proposed by the student, and the availability of suitable supervision resource. Students will normally undertake Actuarial Science Project over a thirteen-week period in the summer (typically, mid-june until mid-September). The supervisor will meet regularly (usually weekly) with the student, to answer questions and provide limited advice and support. Assessment will be by means of an Actuarial Science Project dissertation, of 50-60 pages in length, to be submitted at the end of the thirteen-week period. A student considering this module must discuss it with the MATH6132 module lead in advance, no later than the beginning of semester 2, and obtain their prior approval for the investigation proposed.