School of Life Sciences Taught MSc Newsletter – February 2016
Dear Offer-Holder
Newsletter May 2011
Congratulations on your offer to study on one of our MSc programmes. We hope to welcome you as a new
student here at Warwick in October.
Do you have a question? Try looking at our ‘Frequently asked questions’ or contact us or your regional
international Warwick office.
Best wishes from the Taught Masters Team (Denny Croft, Nebula Hai, Steve Hicks & Therese Lepicard (slspgt@warwick.ac.uk )
Will you need help with language?
Once again we are running
specialised English classes for
taught Masters students and also a
writing mentorship scheme to give
further support
with English and
academic writing.
Scholarships & Funding
New for 2016/17 – Postgraduate Loans
for taught Master’s courses.
Congratulations to
our 2015 graduates
Tell me more about student projects?
Javeria Hashmi, MSc Food Security (course prize winner 2014/15)
Productive and sustainable agrarian systems are key to the
livelihoods of small farmers and the economies of developing
countries. However, conventional, intensive and monoculture
agricultural systems have over-exploited the natural reserves
resulting in severe environmental degradation parallel to high
prevalence of global hunger. In response, agroecology has arisen
as the alternative low-input agriculture system to address the issue
of sustainability whilst conserving biodiversity.
Javeria’s project- Agroecology, Small farmers and Livelihoods: A
Critical Analysis for Sustainable Development - was carried out as
a work placement at Practical Action UK. It considered
agroecological processes as an enterprise of human activities. Her
study was based on published literature and conversations with
experts. Various case studies from around the world were
discussed as evidentiary support throughout the study.
Meet our alumni – Jon Fox
“My first impression was of the campus, I thought it was like a small town.
The induction into the course was very good, and we immediately got to
know each other.
I have gained invaluable experience and lots of new life skills, as well as
lots of new friends from a variety of countries. We organised a lot of social
activities, like international food days where we all made food from our
own country to share.
The MSc helped me get my job. They were very interested in the
uniqueness of the degree. They were very interested in the project I did in
entrepreneurship.
Eligible students can apply for a loan of up to £10,000.
NFU Mutual Charitable Trust
Centenary Award
This award provides bursaries of up to 75% of course
fees and the deadline is 31 April 2016.
For
further
information
contact
centenary_award@nfumutual.co.uk
University of Warwick GREAT
India Scholarships
We are offering 2 scholarships of £6000 to Indian
students as part of this British Council Scheme.
Bursaries of £2400 for international and £600 for
home/EU students are available for all 2016/17
Life Sciences taught MSc programmes.
As usual we are also offering a
Commonwealth Shared Scholarship
Graduated in Biotechnology,
Bioprocessing & Business
Management in 2015 with
Distinction
First degree: Biomedicine
Current Job: Quanta Fluid
Solutions (medical device startup company making a new style
of dialysis machine)