PhD/iPhD Ageing, Health and Welfare

Course Overview This course offers a comprehensive exploration of the biology of ageing, animal welfare, and sustainable food security through a hands-on research project. Students will employ a wide array of techniques, from field studies to advanced polyomics, to investigate the environmental and biological factors that influence health and longevity. The program is designed to provide rigorous training for a career in research, culminating in an integrated PhD (iPhD) award. Key Program Highlights Hands-on research projects tailored to the expertise of principal investigators Employment of diverse techniques, including fieldwork, lab experiments, bioinformatics, and polyomics Focus on understanding the prenatal and environmental programming of ageing and disease Integrative, comparative approach studying both human health and animal welfare Opportunity to achieve an integrated PhD (iPhD) exit award