We take a highly interdisciplinary approach to the study of infectious disease that combines mathematical and statistical modelling with ecology, evolutionary biology, parasitology, immunology and bioinformatics and the social sciences.
OVERVIEW
The School of Biodiversity, One Health, and Veterinary Medicine has considerable strengths in epidemiology, particularly in the areas of quantitative modelling, genetic analysis, surveillance, immunology and vaccinology, antimicrobial resistance, vector ecology and one-health approaches to disease management. Much of our focus is on endemic and 'neglected' diseases, pathogens of veterinary importance, zoonoses, and studying the biology of these pathogens in their natural context, particularly in developing countries.
We take a highly interdisciplinary approach to the study of infectious diseases, recognising that epidemiology is very much the ecology of infectious diseases, and thereby benefiting greatly from overlap with strengths in spatial and quantitative ecology. Our modelling is developed in close proximity to data, and focused on estimation of parameters relevant to dynamics and control using innovative statistical methodologies. The advent of new sequencing technologies will revolutionise the way we study epidemiology, particularly regarding processes that influence disease transmission, which is usually a very 'hidden' process.
Individual research projects are tailored around the expertise of principal investigators within the Institutes. A variety of approaches are used, including ecology, epidemiology, mathematical, computational and statistical modelling, bioinformatics, parasitology, immunology and polyomics (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics). Basic and applied science projects are available for study, as are field-based projects with research programs underway in both the UK and overseas. Specific areas of interest include:
infectious disease dynamics in wild and domestic animal populations
wildlife diseases and conservation
network analysis of disease spread
phylodynamics
model-based statistical inference using Bayesian approaches
vector biology, ecology and control
life-history trade-offs and the sustainable control of malaria
vaccine development
quantitative approaches to vaccine selection
host-parasite interactions and immunogenetics
wild immunology
molecular ecology and evolution
zoonoses and neglected tropical diseases and the science of intervention
ecosystem and One Health
social and ecological impacts of disease
game theory and the design of disease control programs
antibiotic and anthelminthic resistance
design of vaccination programs
within-host pathogen dynamics
evolutionary game theory
theory of diversity measurement and its application
ecology and evolution of emerging infectious diseases
ecology of multi-host pathogens
ecology and evolution of vector-borne pathogens
environmental drivers of pathogen spread
micro and macro-parasitic infections
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September 2025
University of Glasgow
The Fraser Building,
65 Hillhead Street,
Glasgow,
Glasgow, City Of,
G12 8QQ, Scotland
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
September 2025
University of Glasgow
The Fraser Building,
65 Hillhead Street,
Glasgow,
Glasgow, City Of,
G12 8QQ, Scotland
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