Biomedical & Molecular Sciences Research (Taught)

The Biomedical & Molecular Sciences Research MSc, MRes course is a multi- disciplinary programme that will provide you with superior practical skills and a firm theoretical grounding in a range of scientific fields.

Key benefits

• Lectures delivered by experienced specialist researchers covering contemporary issues in Genetics, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Neuro Biology and Cardiovascular Sciences.

• Interactive tutorials including, for example, a session on biosciences statistics and bioinformatics.

• Each student will attend expert-led workshops focused on specialised technical skills and scientific approaches and methodologies relevant to Biomedical Sciences.

• The course offers advanced practical experience and supervised training together with an in-depth research project within an active research group; projects are either six months (MSc) or nine months (MRes) in length.

• Many students publish their results in top tier journals.

• This course offers a lead into a research career; in the past, approximately 40 per cent of graduates from this course have entered a PhD programme.

• Our external examiner noted that 'This course provides an ideal training for biomedical students hoping to pursue a career in research and sets a gold standard nationally in this area.'