研究硕士（MRes）计划允许学生进行大量的独立研究，同时获得20学分的可转移技能培训。这些课程本质上是灵活的，并允许学生与他们的主管协商后获得一些额外的认可学分。在诺丁汉，我们利用我们在种群遗传学，动物行为/生态学和进化生物学方面的专业知识，探索保护生物学方面的一系列关键研究问题。该领域的研究项目可能涉及大量的现场工作，实验室实验或数据分析/数学建模。这所学校最近的工作一直在关注几种濒临灭绝的欧洲食肉动物的保护遗传学，其中包括濒临灭绝的欧洲貂皮。其他工作人员正在运用遗传学方法来研究濒危的芬筏蜘蛛的种群，以
Masters by Research (MRes) programmes allow students to undertake a substantial amount of independent research while gaining 20 credits of transferable skills training. The programmes are flexible in nature and allow students to take some additional accredited taught credits, in consultation with their supervisor. At Nottingham, we exploit our expertise in population genetics, animal behaviour/ecology, and evolutionary biology to explore a wide range of key research questions in conservation biology. Research projects in this area are likely to either involve intensive field work, laboratory experiments, or data analysis/mathematical modelling. Recent work within the school has been concerned the conservation genetics of several endangered European carnivores, including critically endangered European mink. Other members of staff are applying genetic methods to study populations of the endangered fen raft spider, in order to inform the management of this species, the biodiversity of lichen-forming fungi in Antarctica, and the distribution.