PALAEONTOLOGY PALAEOBIOLOGY BIOSTATIGRAPHY PALAEOECOLOGY TAXONOMY

This module will give you a description of the development of life on Earth and the way in which life and the physical environment have interacted through 4000...

This module will give you a description of the development of life on Earth and the way in which life and the physical environment have interacted through 4000 million years of Earth history. We start with the formation of the solar system and go on to discuss the origin of life on Earth and the development of life and the planet through the Precambrian and Phanerozoic. You will get an introduction to all aspect of palaeontology, including palaeobiology, biostratigraphy, evolution, palaeoecology and taxonomy. In the practicals you will learn to describe and identify the major fossil-forming invertebrate groups, and manipulate and apply palaeontological data.

You will gain the following knowledge and skills:

• the biology, classification and geological history of the major fossil groups;

• an understanding of the interactions between the biosphere and physical environment through time;

• identification and description of fossils;

• the practical application of palaeontological techniques in the Earth sciences, specifically in biostratigraphy, palaeoenvironmental analyses and evolutionary studies.

manipulation and application of palaeontological data.

TISSUES|ORGANS AND THEIR HOMEOSTASIS|TISSUE DAMAGE|TISSUE REPAIR|ORGANOIDS

Most physiological functions in animals are carried out by assemblies of different specialised cells that cooperate to form a unique structure,...

Based at UCL East, the module uses East London as a living lab to understand London through a transdisciplinary lens, taking into account architecture,...

Based at UCL East, the module uses East London as a living lab to understand London through a transdisciplinary lens, taking into account architecture, the arts, the built environment, culture, demographics, economy, environment, geography, governance, history, politics and urban planning. Through talks and site visits, and the use of the Urban Room and Memory Workshop, students are exposed to UCL’s heritage of work and key thinkers on London (including Ruth Glass and Peter Hall among others), its collections (from UCL Special Collections and additional archives), and current approaches to the study of London from different disciplinary perspectives and through the use of different media.