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There are a range of neuroscience and related courses offered at various institutions throughout the UK and Ireland.
The information below is obtained from UCAS: please contact the individual institutions for full details.
If you know of courses which are not listed here, please let us know at office@bna.org.uk.
University | Location | UCAS Code/ Course Title | Qualification | Duration/Study Mode | Link |
Aston University | Birmingham | B140 Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT (Sandwich) | Website |
University of Bristol | Bristol | B140 Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
Cardiff University | Cardiff | B142 Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
Cardiff University | Cardiff | B141 Neuroscience including Preliminary Year | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT | Website |
Cardiff University | Cardiff | B143 Neuroscience including Professional Training Year | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT | Website |
Cardiff University | Cardiff | B140 Neuroscience inc Preliminary Yr & Professional Training | BSc (Hons) | 5yrs/FT | Website |
Cardiff University | Cardiff | 37JL Neuroscience | Mneuro | 4yrs/FT | Website |
Cardiff University | Cardiff | 4K5G Neuroscience with Professional Training Year | Mneuro | 5yrs/FT | Website |
University of Central Lancashire | Preston | B140 Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
University of Central Lancashire | Preston | N456 Neuroscience (Foundation Entry) | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT | Website |
University of Dundee | Dundee | B140 Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT | Website |
University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh | B140 Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3-4yrs/FT | Website |
University of Exeter | Exeter | B140 Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
University of Glasgow | Glasgow | B140 Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3-4yrs/FT | Website |
Keele University | Keele | B141 Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
Keele University | Keele | B143 Neuroscience with Science Foundation Year | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT | Website |
Keele University | Keele | B141 Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT (Sandwich) | Website |
(KCL) King's College London | London | B140 Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
(KCL) King's College London | London | B141 Neuroscience | Msci (Hon) | 4yrs/FT | Website |
University of Leeds | Leeds | B140 Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
University of Leeds | Leeds | B140 Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT (Sandwich) | Website |
University of Manchester | Manchester | B140 Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
University of Manchester | Manchester | 3L47 Neuroscience | MSci | 4yrs/FT | Website |
Middlesex University | Barnet | B14A Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
University of Nottingham | Nottingham | B140 Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
University of Nottingham | Nottingham | B141 Neuroscience | Msci (Hon) | 4yrs/FT | Website |
Queen Mary University | London | B140 Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
Queen Mary University | London | B14Y Neuroscience with a Year Abroad | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT | Website |
Queen Mary University | London | B172 Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 1yr/FT | Website |
University of St Andrews | St Andrews | B140 Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT | Website |
University of Southampton | Southampton | B140 Neuroscience | MNeurosc | 4yrs/FT | Website |
University of Sussex | Brighton | B140 Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
University of Sussex | Brighton | B101 Neuroscience | MSci (Hon) | 4yrs/FT | Website |
University of Sussex | Brighton | B102 Neuroscience (research placement) | MSci (Hon) | 4yrs/FT | Website |
UCL (University College London) | London | B140 Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
UCL (University College London) | London | B141 Neuroscience | MSci (Hon) | 4yrs/FT | Website |
University | Location | UCAS Code/ Course Title | Qualification | Duration/Study Mode | Link |
University of Aberdeen | Aberdeen | B170 Neuroscience with Psychology | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT | Website |
University of Aberdeen | Aberdeen | B1C8 Neuroscience with Psychology with Industrial Placement | Msci (Hon) | 5yrs/FT | Website |
Bangor University | Bangor | C801 Psychology with Neuropsychology | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
University of Birmingham | Birmingham | B140 Human Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
University of Central Lancashire | Preston | C860 Neuropsychology | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
University of Essex | Colchester | C808 Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
University of Essex | Colchester | C806 Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience (Including Year Abroad) | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT | Website |
University of Exeter | Exeter | B106 Medical Sciences (Neuroscience) | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
University of Exeter | Exeter | B116 Medical Sciences (Neuroscience) with Professional Training Year | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT | Website |
University of Glasgow | Glasgow | 24R9 Psychology and Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT | Website |
Goldsmiths | London | C991 Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
Keele University | Keele | BC17 Biochemistry and Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT | Website |
Keele University | Keele | BC17 Biochemistry and Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT (Sandwich) | Website |
Keele University | Keele | BF11 Chemistry and Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
Keele University | Keele | BF11 Chemistry and Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT (Sandwich) | Website |
Keele University | Keele | BG14 Computer Science and Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
Keele University | Keele | BG14 Computer Science and Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT (Sandwich) | Website |
Keele University | Keele | BM19 Criminology and Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
Keele University | Keele | BM19 Criminology and Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT (Sandwich) | Website |
Keele University | Keele | FB41 Forensic Science and Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
Keele University | Keele | FB41 Forensic Science and Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT (Sandwich) | Website |
Keele University | Keele | BFC1 Medicinal Chemistry and Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
Keele University | Keele | BFC1 Medicinal Chemistry and Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT (Sandwich) | Website |
Keele University | Keele | BW13 Music Technology and Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
Keele University | Keele | BW13 Music Technology and Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT (Sandwich) | Website |
Keele University | Keele | BC18 Neuroscience and Psychology | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
Keele University | Keele | BC18 Neuroscience and Psychology | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT (Sandwich) | Website |
University of Leicester | Leicester | B140 Biological Sciences (Neuroscience) | BSc (Hons) | 3-4yrs/FT | Website |
University of Leicester | Leicester | C8BC Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3-4yrs/FT | Website |
University of Manchester | Manchester | BC18 Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
University of Manchester | Manchester | BCC8 Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology with Industrial/Professional Experience | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT | Website |
University of Manchester | Manchester | B144 Neuroscience with a Modern Language | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT | Website |
Middlesex University | Barnet | B141 Medical Physiology (Neuroscience) | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
Middlesex University | Barnet | C832 Psychology with Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
Middlesex University | Barnet | C832 Psychology with Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT (Sandwich) | Website |
Middlesex University | Barnet | C0FY Psychology with Neuroscience with Foundation Year | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT | Website |
University of Nottingham | Nottingham | C850 Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
University of Reading | Reading | C8B1 Psychology with Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
Royal Holloway | Egham | C807 Psychology, Clinical & Cognitive Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
University of Southampton | Southampton | CB71 Biochemistry/ BiomedicalSc / Pharmacology / Neuroscience with Foundation year | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT | Website |
University of Sussex | Brighton | B142 Medical Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
University of Sussex | Brighton | B143 Medical Neuroscience | Msci (Hon) | 4yrs/FT | Website |
University of Sussex | Brighton | B146 Medical Neuroscience (research placement) | Msci (Hon) | 4yrs/FT | Website |
University of Sussex | Brighton | B141 Neuroscience with Cognitive Science | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
University of Sussex | Brighton | B141 Neuroscience with Cognitive Science | Msci (Hon) | 4yrs/FT | Website |
University of Sussex | Brighton | B145 Neuroscience with Cognitive Science (research placement) | Msci (Hon) | 4yrs/FT | Website |
University of Sussex | Brighton | CB81 Psychology with Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
University of Westminster | London | B140 Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 3yrs/FT | Website |
University of Westminster | London | B140 Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience | BSc (Hons) | 4yrs/FT (Sandwich) | Website |
There are a range of neuroscience and related courses offered at various institutions throughout the UK and Ireland.
The information below is obtained from UCAS: please contact the individual institutions for full details.
If you know of courses which are not listed here, please let us know at office@bna.org.uk.
University | Location | UCAS Code/ Course Title | Qualification | Duration/Study Mode | Link |
University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh | Neuroscience (Research) | MSc (Res) | 1yr/FT/PT | Website |
(KCL) King's College London | London |
Neuroscience (Taught) |
MSc | 1yr/FT/PT | Website |
University of Manchester | Manchester | Neuroscience (Taught) | MSc | 1yr/FT | Website |
Newcastle University | Newcastle | Neuroscience (Taught) | MRes | 1yr/FT | Website |
University of Nottingham | Nottingham |
Neuroscience (Research) |
MRes | 1yr/FT | Website |
University of Oxford | Oxford | Neuroscience (Taught) | MSc | 1yr/FT | Website |
University of Southampton | Southampton | Neuroscience (Taught) | MSc | 1yr/FT | Website |
University of St Andrews | St Andrews | Neuroscience (Taught) | MRes | 1yr/FT | Website |
University of Sussex | Brighton | Neuroscience (Taught) | MRes | 1yr/FT | Website |
Trinity College Dublin | Dublin | Neuroscience (Taught) | MSc | 1yr/FT | Website |
UCL (University College London) |
London | Neuroscience (Taught) | MSc | 1yr/FT/PT | |
University of Strathclyde |
Glasgow | Neuroscience (Taught) | MSc | 1yr/FT or 2yr/PT | Website |
University | Location | UCAS Code/ Course Title | Qualification | Duration/Study Mode | Link |
University of Sheffield | Sheffield | Translational Neuroscience (Taught) | MSc | 1yr/FT | Website |
University of Cambridge |
Cambridge | Basic and Translational Neuroscience (Research) | MPhil | 1yr/Ft | Website |
Imperial College London | London |
Translational Neuroscience |
MSc | 1yr/FT | Website |
Queen Mary University | London | Neuroscience and Translational Medicine - MSc Offered for Intercalation | MSc | 1yr/FT | Website Website for QMUL intercalated degrees |
University | Location | UCAS Code/ Course Title | Qualification | Duration/Study Mode | Link |
University of Birmingham | Birmingham |
Brain Imaging and Cognitive Neuroscience MSc (Taught) |
MSc | 1yr/FT | Website |
In addition to master's in neuroscience, there are a number of related courses including:
To find institutions running these courses and for the most up to date opportunities visit the following sites:
University | Location | UCAS Code/ Course Title | Qualification | Duration/Study Mode | Link |
University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh | Neuroscience (Research) | MSc (Res) | 1yr/FT/PT | Website |
DTPs provide competition-funded PhD projects over 3.5-4 years to support early career research students. If you know of programmes which offer neuroscience-related projects which are not listed here, please let us know at office@bna.org.uk.
Course | Institution(s) | Course length (years) | Projects offered / research themes | Deadline |
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Medical Imaging![]() |
University College London | 1 + 3 (MRes + PhD) | Medical imaging including neuroimaging, ophthalmology, fetal imaging and infection & inflammation imaging. | 20/08/18 |
Sainsbury Wellcome Centre PhD programme![]() |
University College London (Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour) | 1 + 3 (MRes + PhD) | Experimental, systems and theoretical neuroscience. | 12/11/18 |
Oxford BBSRC Interdisciplinary Bioscience DTP![]() |
Oxford University; The Pirbright Institute; Oxford Brookes University; Diamond Light Source; ISIS Neutron and Muon Source; STFC Central Laser Facility; The Research Complex at Harwell (RCaH) | 4 | Integrative animal and plant biology; mechanistic molecular and cellular bioscience; bioscience for food, industry and energy; exploiting new ways of working. |
12 noon UK time (midday) on: Friday 16 November 2018, Friday 25 January 2019 and Friday 1 March 2019 |
Manchester MRC DTP![]() |
University of Manchester | 3.5 | Mechanisms of disease; early detection/diagnosis; development and implementation of therapeutic interventions around inflammation, immunobiology and repair, neuroscience and mental health, and cancer. |
16/11/18 |
Manchester BBSRC DTP![]() |
University of Manchester | 4 | Multidisciplinary projects for students with backgrounds including bioscience, biomedical, mathematical and physical sciences. | 31/01/2019 |
MRC GW4 BioMed DTP![]() |
Cardiff University; University of Bristol; University of Exeter; University of Bath | 4 | Infection, immunity and repair; neuroscience and mental health; population health. | 23/11/18 |
Kings MRC DTP studentships in biomedical science![]() |
King's College London | 3.5 (PhD) or 1+3 (Mres + PhD) | Molecules, cells and the basis for disease; neurosciences, psychiatry and mental health; physiological medicine; imaging and biomedical engineering. | 25/11/18 |
Cambridge MRC DTP![]() |
University of Cambridge (Bambraham Institute) | 3.5 | Molecules, cells and the basis for disease; neurosciences, psychiatry and mental health; physiological medicine; imaging and biomedical engineering. | Deadlines vary per course |
South West Biosciences DTP![]() |
University of Bristol; University of Exeter; Rothamsted Research; Cardiff University; University of Bath | 4 | Agriculture and food security; world-class underpinning bioscience; exploiting new ways of working. | 03/12/18 |
EastBio BBSRC DTP![]() |
University of Edinburgh; University of Dundee; University of Aberdeen; University of St Andrews | 4 | Basic bioscience underpinning health (ageing); bioenergy & industrial biotechnology; food security and world-class bioscience. | 05/12/18 |
Imperial MRC DTP![]() |
Imperial College London | 3.5 or 4.5 | Informatics for health; experimental medicine; infection and antimicrobial research. | 19/11/18 |
Edinburgh Wellcome PhD in Translational Neuroscience![]() |
University of Edinburgh | 4 | Translation neuroscience using experimental technology (e.g. cellular, regenerative, computational, genetic, animal models) and analytical tools to bridge the knowledge gap between the design, execution and interpretation of cellular/animal experiments and the challenges of experimental medicine. | 30/11/18 |
Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, Translational Research in Mental Health and Neuroscience![]() |
King's College London | 4 | Studentships for applicants with backgrounds in neuroscience, psychology, biological science, social science, physical science, epidemiology, mathematics, statistics, bioinformatics and computer science. | 09/09/18, 16/09/18 |
Cambridge BBSRC DTP![]() |
University of Cambridge | 4 | Agriculture and food security; industrial biotechnology and bioenergy; bioscience for health; world-class underpinning bioscience. | 07/12/18 |
Nottingham BBSRC DTP![]() |
University of Nottingham | 4 | Food security; industrial biotechnology and bioenergy; world-class bioscience; molecules, cells and organisms. | 11/12/18 |
4-year Wellcome PhD Programme Studies in Cellular and Molecular Physiology![]() |
University of Liverpool | 4 | Cellular and molecular basis of cell function and regulation. | 02/01/19 |
UCL 4-year PhD in Neuroscience![]() |
University College London | 4 | Projects range from the molecular biology of neuronal proteins to the behaviour of sensory and motor systems and brain imaging. | 20/12/18 |
PhD in Molecular, Genetic, and Lifecourse Epidemiology![]() |
University of Bristol | 4 | We are training a new generation of scientists who can harness the benefits of an epidemiological approach in exciting and productive ways. | Summer 2019 |
MRC-Sackler PhD fellowships![]() |
King's College London (MRC Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders) | 4 | Projects to identify the biological mechanisms underlying developmental brain disorders, and translate this knowledge into clinical advances. | 02/01/19 |
Newcastle/Liverpool/Durham (NLD) BBSRC DTP![]() |
Newcastle University; University of Liverpool; Durham University | 4 | Agriculture and food security; industrial biotechnology and bioenergy; bioscience for health; world-class underpinning bioscience. | 11/01/19 |
Wellcome Trust PhD in Neural Dynamics![]() |
University of Bristol | 4 | Projects investigating the nervous system's remarkable capacity to change, and, at a systems level, the dynamic interplay between integration and segregation of brain regions enables all aspects of behaviour, including learning, memory, homeostasis and sensorimotor control. | 06/01/19 |
MRC PhD DTP in Quantitative and Interdisciplinary approaches to biomedical science (QIBIOMED)![]() |
University of Dundee | 4 | Infection and disease; responses to cellular stress; development, stem cells and neurobiology; big data and translation. | 18/01/2019 |
Wellcome Trust DTP in Neuroscience![]() |
Oxford University | 4 | Applicants are strongly advised to visit the Medical Sciences Graduate School website to help them identify the most suitable course and supervisors. | 11/01/19 |
Sussex Neuroscience 4-Year PhD Programme![]() |
University of Sussex | 4 | Cellular and molecular neuroscience; circuits, systems and computational neuroscience; cognitive and behavioural neuroscience; translational and clinical neuroscience. | 07/01/19 |
Oxford MRC DTP![]() |
Oxford University | 4 | Infection and immunology; neuroscience (incorporating psychology and psychiatry); cancer; population health, genomics and genes. | 11/01/18 |
BBSRC London Interdisciplinary Doctoral training PhD (LIDo)![]() |
University College London; King's College London; Royal Veterinary College; Queen Mary's University London; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Birbeck College | 4 | Food security; industrial biotechnology and bioenergy; world-class bioscience; molecules, cells and organisms. | 11/01/19 |
Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership (MIBTP)![]() |
University of Warwick; University of Birmingham; University of Leicester | 4 | Food security, bioenergy and industrial biotechnology. | 06/01/19 |
UCL-Birkbeck MRC DTP![]() |
University College London; Birbeck College | Projects within the UCL Division of Biosciences. | *Recruitment for the 2019 academic year not open yet | |
MRC Integrative Midlands Partnership for Biomedical Training (IMPACT) DTP![]() |
University of Birmingham; University of Nottingham; University of Leicester | 4 | Complex disease: mechanisms to therapy. | 20/01/19 |
MRC DTP in Precision Medicine![]() |
University of Edinburgh; University of Glasgow | 3.5 or 4 | Projects identifying which treatment strategy will be effective for which patients, based on genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors. | Deadlines vary per project |
Warwick MRC DTP![]() |
Warwick University | 4 | Quantitative cellular dynamics; molecular microbiology; applied biomedical technologies. | 15/11/18 |
Wellcome Integrative Neuroscience PhD![]() |
Cardiff University | 4 | Multiple neuroscience projects ranging from the phenotypic analysis of single gene mutations to the characterisation of gene-environment interplay in psychiatric and neurological disorders. | 31/12/18 |
Imperial Centre of Excellence in Neurotechnology EPSRC CDT![]() |
Imperial College London | 4 | Neurotechnology projects relating to: diagnostics & clinical monitoring; modulation of peripheral disease-controlling neural circuits; brain repair & neuroregeneration; brain circuits in health & disease; rehabilitation & augmentation; lifelong health & well-being. | 31/05/19 |
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