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Course Overview

It covers the entire food chain from farm to fork and places a strong emphasis on the link between improved food safety and nutrition and improved public health.

Research Strengths:

  • Advanced and emerging technological and analytical platforms (biosensors, isotopic and omics)
  • Animal food and feed safety
  • Animal health and disease diagnostics
  • Global food security
  • Food and nutrition metabolomics
  • Food and nutrition quality measurements
  • Food chemistry
  • Food safety detection methodology
  • Food traceability and authenticity
  • Immunodiagnostics for food contaminant and toxin detection
  • Natural compounds and their health applications
  • Novel and functional foods
  • Therapeutic biomolecules

World-Class Facilities

Research students will have access to laboratory space as required (in our state-of-the-art research laboratories) and where relevant, also a range of field study sites and equipment (e.g. remote sensing drone equipment). They also have access to local and campus-wide high-performance computing facilities and the full strength of our world-class library. Many students also benefit from the strong collaboration network maintained by our academic staff, which could result in working in the laboratories of partner organizations in industry and government as well as in the University, under specific arrangements.

Entry Requirement 

Graduate:
The minimum academic requirement for admission to a research degree program is normally an Upper Second Class Honours degree from a UK or ROI HE provider, or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the University. Further information can be obtained by contacting the School.

English Language Requirements:
Evidence of an IELTS* score of 6.5, with not less than 5.5 in any component, or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the University is required. *Taken within the last 2 years.

International students wishing to apply to Queen's University Belfast (and for whom English is not their first language), must be able to demonstrate their proficiency in English in order to benefit fully from their course of study or research. Non-EEA nationals must also satisfy UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) immigration requirements for the English language for visa purposes.

If you need to improve your English language skills before you enter this degree programme, INTO Queen's University Belfast offers a range of English language courses. These intensive and flexible courses are designed to improve your English ability for admission to this degree.

  • Academic English: an intensive English language and study skills course for successful university study at degree level
  • Pre-sessional English: a short intensive academic English course for students starting a degree programme at Queen's University Belfast and who need to improve their English.

Fees

EU Other3: £22000

International: £22000


This information was accurate on : 08/01/2021
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