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MSc by Research in Microbiology - Antimicrobial Resistance and Drug Discovery

University of Leeds

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  • Qualification

    MRes - Master of Research

  • Location

    Leeds, Main

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    16-DEC-26

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

The ability to prevent, treat and cure infectious diseases with antimicrobial drugs is being undermined by the rapid rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in pathogenic microbes. AMR now constitutes one of the greatest threats to global human health, expected to kill 300 million people worldwide and overtake cancer as a cause of death by 2050. Our research seeks to understand in molecular detail the mechanisms by which microbes resist the effect of antimicrobial drugs, and to devise innovative solutions to prevent and treat infections caused by multidrug resistant pathogens. We bring the full weight of the School’s expertise in molecular and structural biology to bear on elucidating the mechanisms of AMR in bacteria and viruses, from defining the genetic determinants responsible through to understanding the biochemical and structural features of resistance mechanisms. We harness this growing mechanistic appreciation of AMR (‘forewarned is forearmed’) in our pursuit of the next generation of antimicrobial therapeutics through a variety of means. These include the identification of new targets for therapeutic intervention, the discovery of novel natural product antibiotics from soil microorganisms, the design of synthetic inhibitors capable of inhibiting specific functions in microbes, and the evolution of artificial antibodies as potential therapeutics.

Tuition fees

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£ 32,000per year

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University information

University of Leeds

University of Leeds

University of Leeds

  • University League Table

    18th

  • Campus address

    University of Leeds (Main), Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom

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A global community with staff and students from over 130 countries, providing opportunities to meet and work with people from around the world.
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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Biological Sciences

    21st out of 87 1

    22nd out of 47 5

  • Entry standards

    / Max 225
    147 66%

    23rd

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    81.0 81%

    15th

    3

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.06 76%

    67th

    12

  • Entry standards

    / Max 229
    133 58%

    26th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    n/a

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.06 77%

    31st

    8

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