| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPhil, PhD, MD | Full-time, Part-time | 12 - 72 months | find out | find out | find out |
We invite postgraduate research proposals in a number of disease areas that impact significantly on patient care. We focus on exploring the mechanisms of disease, understanding the ways disease impacts patients' lives, utilising new diagnostic and therapeutic techniques and developing new treatments.
As a student in Biomedicine you will be registered with a University research institute, for many this is the Institute for Cellular Medicine (ICM). You will be supported in your studies through a structured programme of supervision and training via our Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School.
Quality and Ranking
We rank in the top 100 for Medicine - QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019
Areas of research
We undertake the following areas of research and offer MPhil, PhD and MD supervision in:
Applied immunobiology (including organ and haematogenous stem cell transplantation)
Newcastle hosts one of the most comprehensive organ transplant programmes in the world. This clinical expertise has developed in parallel with the applied immunobiology and transplantation research group. We are currently investigating aspects of the immunology of autoimmune diseases and cancer therapy, in addition to transplant rejection. We also have themes to understand the interplay of the inflammatory and anti-inflammatory responses by a variety of pathways, and how these can be manipulated for therapeutic purposes. A further research theme is focusses on primary immunodeficiency diseases.
Find out more about applied immunobiology research, projects and staff specialisms.
Dermatology
There is a strong emphasis on the integration of clinical investigation with basic science. Our research themes include:
We also research the effects of UVR on the skin including mitochondrial DNA damage as a UV biomarker.
Find out more about dermatology research, projects and staff specialisms.
Diabetes
This area places emphasis on translational research, linking clinical- and laboratory-based science. Our key research themes include:
Find out more about diabetes research, projects and staff specialisms.
Diagnostic and therapeutic technologies
Our focus is on applied research and aims to underpin future clinical applications. Technology-oriented and demand-driven research is conducted which relates directly to health priority areas such as:
This research is sustained through extensive internal and external collaborations with leading UK and European academic and industrial groups, and has the ultimate goal of deploying next-generation diagnostic and therapeutic systems in the hospital and health-care environment.
Find out more about diagnostic and therapeutic technologies research, projects and staff specialisms.
Kidney disease
There are a number of research programmes into the genetics, immunology and physiology of kidney disease and kidney transplantation. We maintain close links between basic scientists and clinicians with many translational programmes of work, from the laboratory to first-in-man and phase III clinical trials. Specific areas of interest include:
The liver
We have particular interests in:
Magnetic Resonance (MR), spectroscopy and imaging in clinical research
Novel non-invasive methodologies using magnetic resonance are developed and applied to clinical research. Our research falls into two categories:
Our studies cover a broad range of topics (including diabetes, dementia, neuroscience, hepatology, cardiovascular, neuromuscular disease, metabolism, and respiratory research projects), but have a common theme of MR technical development and its application to clinical research.
Find out more about Magnetic Resonance (MR), spectroscopy and imaging in clinical research, projects and staff specialisms.
Musculoskeletal disease (including auto-immune arthritis)
We focus on connective tissue diseases in three, overlapping research programmes. These programmes aim to understand:
This research theme links with other local, national and international centres of excellence and has close integration of basic and clinical researchers and hosts the only immunotherapy centre in the UK.
Find out more about musculoskeletal disease (including autoimmune arthritis) research, projects and staff specialisms.
Pharmacogenomics (including complex disease genetics)
Genetic approaches to the individualisation of drug therapy, including anticoagulants and anti-cancer drugs, and in the genetics of diverse non-Mendelian diseases, from diabetes to periodontal disease, are a focus. A wide range of knowledge and experience in both genetics and clinical sciences is utilised, with access to high-throughput genotyping platforms.
Find out more about pharmacogenomics (including complex disease genetics) research, projects and staff specialisms.
Reproductive and vascular biology
Our scientists and clinicians use in situ cellular technologies and large-scale gene expression profiling to study the normal and pathophysiological remodelling of vascular and uteroplacental tissues. Novel approaches to cellular interactions have been developed using a unique human tissue resource. Our research themes include:
We also have preclinical molecular biology projects in breast cancer research.
Find out more about reproductive and vascular biology research, projects and staff specialisms.
Respiratory disease
We conduct a broad range of research activities into acute and chronic lung diseases. As well as scientific studies into disease mechanisms, there is particular interest in translational medicine approaches to lung disease, studying human lung tissue and cells to explore potential for new treatments. Our current areas of research include:
Find out more about respiratory disease research, projects and staff specialisms.
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics
Our research projects are concerned with the harmful effects of chemicals, including prescribed drugs, and finding ways to prevent and minimise these effects. We are attempting to measure the effects of fairly small amounts of chemicals, to provide ways of giving early warning of the start of harmful effects. We also study the adverse side-effects of medicines, including how conditions such as liver disease and heart disease can develop in people taking medicines for completely different medical conditions. Our current interests include: environmental chemicals and organophosphate pesticides, warfarin, psychiatric drugs and anti-cancer drugs.
Find out more about pharmacology, toxicology and therapeutics research, projects and staff specialisms.
Joint doctoral PhD degree programme in biomedical sciences
Newcastle University offers a joint doctoral PhD degree programme in biomedical sciences with the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia (FKUI).
You spend at least one year of your studies in each university and are jointly supervised by staff from Newcastle University and Universitas Indonesia. This leads to a single award from both institutions. The development of the Joint Doctoral PhD programme has been generously supported under the Prime Minister's Initiative 2 Programme and the British Council Indonesia.
See Fees and Funding tab in the Programme information in our online Prospectus. - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/degrees/biomedicine-mphil-phd-md/?utm_source=referral-study-link&utm_medium=course-listing&utm_content=biomedicine-mphil-phd-md&utm_campaign=PG3PL-study-link#fees&funding
MPhil
A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a science or medicine related subject.
PhD
A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent. Further research experience or a master's degree would be advantageous.
MD
A MBBS, or an equivalent medical degree.
International Students
To study this course you need to meet the following English Language requirements:
IELTS 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 5.5 in all other sub-skills).
Our typical English Language requirements are listed as IELTS scores but we also accept a wide range of English Language tests.
The equivalent academic qualifications that we accept are listed on our country pages.
You may need an ATAS (Academic Technology Approval Scheme) clearance certificate. You'll need to get this before you can get your visa or study on this programme. We'll let you know about the ATAS requirement in your offer letter.
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