De Montfort University

MSc in Bioinformatics

Centre for Computational Intelligence

News

  • A novel meta database for relationships between databases in Bioinformatics is accessible now.
    The database was created by Emily Richardson for her research thesis in our programme.
     
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  • Student Research Publications 

    The programme provides excellent opportunities for students to do high quality research.  There are 3 papers extracted from our MSc research thesis accepted for publication in top conferences in Computing and Bioinformatics.


    • Emily Richardson,  Yingjie Yang and John Hall, A Novel Meta Database for Bioinformatics, Accepted by 2009 International
      Joint Conference on Neural Networks, Atlanta, 2009

    • Chris Newby, Yingjie Yang and Huseyin Seker, Investigation into Effectiveness of Rough Sets in Prediction of Enzyme and Protein Structure Classes, Accepted by 2009 International
      Joint Conference on Neural Networks, Atlanta, 2009

    • Sundeep Nanuwa and Huseyin Seker, Proc. of the 8th IEEE International Conference on BioInformatics and BioEngineering, 8-10 Oct. 2008, Page(s):1 - 6, Athens, Greece.

     

  • Research Assessment Exercise 2008

    The Research Assessment Exercise for 2008 has just finished. The Centre was the largest component of the De Montfort University submission in Computer Science and Informatics - with ten staff submitted from the group out of 22.3 in total. Our submission received the following profile
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    15% 40% 35% 10%

    indicating that 10% of the submission was quality that is world-leading in terms of originality, significance and rigour and 35% was of a quality that is internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour. A full analysis of the results will take some time but this is a very creditable performance of which we are rightly proud.

     

  • Optional Placements for MSc students

    The Faculty have decided to offer an optional placement element to all existing and future masters programmes. 

     

  • New PhDs from our programme

    Having graduated with our MSc in Bioinformatics, 4 students started their PhD in this field last year. 

    • Emily Richardson,  Institute for Animal Health

    • Chris Newby, Leicester University

    • Malde Gorania, De Montfort University

    • Sundeep Nanuwa, De Montfort University

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  • An extra year to work for international students
    International students who graduate from UK universities will be permitted to stay on for an extra year to work, the government has announced (The Guardian)