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There
are 9 Schools of study at APU, each led by a Dean. Schools may be
further sub-divided into departments or divisions.
Overall
university management is effected via the Office
of the Vice Chancellor and support for academic and
professional activities via Central
Professional Services.
School of
Applied Sciences
http://www.apu.ac.uk/appsci/index.html
The School of Applied Sciences consists of
the following departments:
Department
of Forensic Science and Chemistry
Department
of Computer Science
Department
of Life-Sciences
Department
of Maths, Physics and Electronics
Department
of Optometry and Ophthalmic Dispensing
Department
of Psychology
Department
of Radiography
Environmental
Sciences Research Centre [Research]
Department
of Life Sciences
http://www.apu.ac.uk/appsci/lifesci/index.html
We
are a large, dynamic Department within the School of Applied Sciences,
with a full-time staff of twenty. Degrees have been offered by the
Department since 1957, with continuing innovation in degree provision.
In recent years we have introduced new undergraduate degrees in Animal
Behaviour, Ecology and Conservation, Sports Science (delivered in
association with APU Regional Colleges) and Natural History as well as
a very successful Internet-based postgraduate MSc in Biomedical
Sciences. Alongside teaching, staff in the Department undertake
research in a wide range of areas, for example DNA profiling of bird
populations, behavioural studies on baboons in Tanzania, entomological
studies on Fenland restoration projects, behavioural studies on insect
natural enemies and mechanisms of multiple sclerosis.
The
Department is located in Cambridge, a city with major strengths in
academic, research and industrial activities related to Life Sciences.
Students on our degrees are taught in good quality and well equipped
laboratories by a group of highly qualified and enthusiastic staff who
have a strong commitment to student care. The Applied Science Resource
Centre, with a suite of 80 personal computers, is located in the same
building as the Life Sciences Department.
Environmental
Sciences Research Centre
The Environmental Sciences Research Centre
represents a multi-disciplinary research group within the School of
Applied Sciences of Anglia Polytechnic University, and is one of five
Designated Research and Development Centres within the University. It
comprises staff with research interests in environmental sciences from
the Departments of Life Sciences and Forensic Science and Chemistry,
and developed from a strong tradition of academic research, education,
training and consultancy. We have well established collaborations with
other university departments and research institutes in both the UK
and overseas.
The multidisciplinary nature of the Research
Centre means that we can integrate the techniques of the physical and
life sciences in environmental projects. Our interests are both
worldwide (e.g. animal behaviour and ecology in Tanzania, and the
effects of environmental change on trees in the northern hemisphere
and plants in Antarctica) and local (e.g. waste management, and
monitoring the effects of habitat and environmental change on birds
and insects in East Anglia). We see the development of local projects
in collaboration with local companies and other bodies as a key part
of our activities.
Research Topics include:
Animal Behaviour
Dating Methods
Environmental Chemistry
Climate Change
Ecology and Conservation
Techniques and Applications
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