Projects are allocated in February and work commences on the project in May. Research Project: selection and allocation processNote that the below information is for students on programmes: Biochemistry Bioinformatics BiotechnologyData Science for BiologyDrug Discovery and Translational BiologySynthetic Biology and BiotechnologySystems and Synthetic BiologyStudents on other programmes: Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Plants students will receive project information from the programme team.Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity students will receive project information from the programme team, although the timelines are listed below.Quantitative Genetics suite students will hear about their project information from the programme team, although the timelines are listed below. Project Selection and AllocationProject selection and allocation is managed through an online system.This system goes live towards the end of Semester 1 when you will be able to see the projects available.You must select your top 5 projects from this list in no order (which includes research laboratory projects, team projects, industrial projects and an option to self-propose).Project Timeline - QG Students and Ecology, Evolution and BiodiversityProject choosingNovemberStudents will be given access to a shared database towards the end of NovemberProject selectionDecemberStudents submit their top 5 choices on our online system Project AllocationsJanuaryStudents will be informed of the project allocations by week 1 of semester 2Projects StartMayStudents start project lab workProjects EndJulyStudents should complete project work or industrial placement by the end of JulyStart Dissertation Write-Up JulyCommence dissertation write up (~3 weeks to write up)Dissertation DeadlineMid-August Deadline for dissertation submissionProject Timeline - Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Data Science for Biology, Drug Discovery, Synthetic Biology, Systems Biology StudentsProject choosingDecember Students will be given access to a shared database towards the end of semester 1Project selectionJanuaryStudents submit their top 5 choices on our online system Project AllocationsFebruaryStudents will be informed of the project allocationsPlease note students applying for industrial placements may find out at a later dateProjects StartMayStudents start project lab work or industrial placementProjects EndJulyStudents should complete project work or industrial placement by the end of JulyStart Dissertation Write-Up JulyCommence dissertation write up (~3 weeks to write up)Dissertation DeadlineMid-August Deadline for dissertation submissionProject Proposals (Semester 2)Each programme (apart from Systems and Synthetic Biology and Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Plants) has a compulsory project proposal course in Semester 2. You will receive detailed information (including the deadline for submission) on the project proposal when this course commences in Semester 2. Dissertation GuidelinesThe dissertation guidelines are updated each academic year and will be made available in advance of the project start date. If you have any questions about the guidelines please contact your Programme Administrator. Programme Contacts This article was published on 2024-06-17