Never before has there been such urgency to train a new generation of plant biologists who can develop future technologies and approaches to respond to these challenges.Ê

HereÕs why we think Aberystwyth is a great place to be a Plant Biologist:

• Passionate teaching staff that are also world-leading researchers;

• World class facilities for plant biology teaching and research, including a botanical garden with tropical glasshouse, modern laboratories, microscopy suite, historic botanical specimen collection, and the National Plant Phenomics Centre;

• Local access to a wide range of flora, and sites that are of international importance;

• Direct links to industry, with companies on campus, international company links, and a soon-to-be-built innovation campus that will house even more plant-focused companies.

Why study Plant Science at Aberystwyth University?

• Learn and live in an exceptional environment where you will be surrounded by a great diversity of beautiful environments, including marine, moorland, mountain, waterways, grassland and coast.

• Investigate subjects areas such as plant physiology, genetics, agronomy, crop science, ecology, food security and global climate change impacts.

• Receive expert training in field and laboratory skills.

Employability

What are our graduates doing now?

Students can engage in careers in the following areas:

• Horticultural / Agricultural production;

• Habitat surveying of habitats and Conservation;

• Education and public engagement;

• Plant Breeding;

• Plant Biotechnology;

• Consultancy;

• Plant research Ðgraduate position;

• Ph.D. research.