Data-Driven Breeding and Genetics (Online Learning) The University of Edinburgh

Overview

Ensuring the resilience and sustainability of food, and food production systems, contribute towards the achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. 

Sustainable Development Goals

The curriculum is led by academics from the Roslin Institute and the Division of Global Agriculture and Food Systems at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies. There are also strong links with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH). 

The wide network of partners brings a valuable breadth of perspectives and offers students the opportunity to build relationships that will enrich their future practice.

The Data-Driven Breeding and Genetics (Online Learning) programme at The University of Edinburgh contains a diverse range of global perspectives and representation of systems across the Global North and South.

You will gain the skills to:

• apply practical, applied statistical and computational analysis

• manage, analyse and interpret large, real-world data

• address context-specific genetic challenges

• develop specialised skills in genetics, data science, and underpinning technologies

You will learn to implement sustainable genetic improvement programmes for key aquacultural, agricultural animal, and plant species across:

• global food systems

• raw material

• heat

• power production

Career opportunities

From one of the world’s leading universities, this postgraduate degree is recognised as a valuable, hard-earned qualification.

This programme will equip graduates with the knowledge, skills and global networks necessary to become the next generation of breeders and geneticists. Graduates will be able to address the shortage of data scientists in the Agri-Tech sector globally and locally, strengthening the pipeline into:

• industry research and development
• academia
• governmental organisations (GOs)
• non-governmental organisations (NGOs)

Graduates will serve as advocates for the importance of coordinated international efforts in tackling global challenges equitably.

By bringing together animal and plant species, this programme opens-up career prospects. It also delivers key transferable skills valued by employers. These include communication skills to present knowledge professionally while considering the economic, social, and environmental context into which these are being delivered.

We do not offer internships or placements, but students taking the dissertation course may be able choose a project offered by industry or academic partners.