Places to study at the University of Leicester are filling up fast:
Student application figures at the University of Leicester – named University of the Year for 2008-9 by the Times Higher – have rocketed. While applications nationally increased by over 7% – at Leicester applications are 16% higher than last year. That means that almost 20,000 students will chase 2,500 places at the University. Leicester has seen one of the largest increases in applications in the UK. In fact, over the past three years (2006-9) our applications have increased 49% – the 3rd biggest amongst traditional pre-1992 universities. This success is attributable to the strong research and teaching record Leicester enjoys and our very high student satisfaction record. Applications from Home and EU students for undergraduate study are up by 14% and overseas by 48%. Post graduate taught applications are also strong with an increase of 14% from home / EU students and 77% from overseas, an increase of 69% overall. Applications for postgraduate research are 37% higher than at the same point last year. In total, over 20,000 students study at the University of Leicester.
The good news is that in response to this, from 2010, you have not one but TWO choices to study microbiology at Leicester:
The University of the Year scholarship package scheme – a series of Open Research Scholarships available to students from the EU and UK – will create a range of opportunities for funded PhD study. These scholarships are available across a full range of disciplines at the University of Leicester; science, arts, social sciences, law, medicine and the biological sciences. Those joining the scheme will benefit from a package worth over £17,000 each year including a stipend, fee waiver and research training support grant.
BBC News reports that Britain is running out of mycologists. There were 32 in the 1990s, but just eight now. Scientists say we should be worried as, without a British research base, other countries could stand to make lucrative fungi-based discoveries in everything from medicine to engineering.
Places to study at the University of Leicester are filling up fast:
