Education

MSc research projects

BPE offers a broad spectrum of MSc research projects in the Master programmes Biology and Ecology & Evolution. The list of projects on this page is by no means complete, and only intended to give an indication of the possibilities. For more information you can contact one of the scientific staff members: Maurine Dietz, Hannah Dugdale, Jan Komdeur, Irene Tieleman or Simon Verhulst.

Development of preen gland microbiome in blue tits (spring 2025)

Development of the preen gland bacteriome in germ-free birds (October 2023)

Helper effects on body mass senescence in the Seychelles warbler (July 2024)

Immuno-senescence in the Seychelles warbler (July 2024)

Malaria prevalence and impact on the thorn tailed Rayadito in Patagonia (2024)

Pace-of-life in blue tits (November 2023)

Phenology of the Seychelles Warbler (July 2024)

The role of microbes in chemosignalling and antimicrobial protection in birds (October 2023)

Graduate courses & Master classes

A complete overview of graduate courses offered by the Research School Ecology and Evolution (RSEE), the Groningen Graduate School of Science (GGSS) and partner institutes and research schools can be found here. The Research School of Behavioural and Cognitive Neurosciences (BCN) offers a number of graduate courses in its PhD Training Programme.