Food & Nutritional Sciences (MRes)

ABOUT THE COURSE

If you have a strong interest in a specific food or nutritional sciences topic and want to pursue a research-focussed career (in academia, the public sector, or working in the food industry), then our MRes degree in Food and Nutritional Sciences is the programme for you. The programme provides training in research methodology and the wider skills needed for a successful research career, before leading into an extended independent research project. Your MRes training and research project is supported and supervised by an experienced team of research-active staff that are actively engaged in tackling major and emerging problems in food and human nutrition.

What can I do with a Food and Nutritional sciences MRes degree?

A Masters (by research) in Food and Nutritional Sciences is ideal for those who are interested in pursuing (or further developing) research-focussed careers in the following areas:

• Food & Nutrition Research Methods
• Core Skills (Researcher development)
• Practical research and applied skills tailored to your requirements, whilst maintaining an in-depth focus on scholarly aspects of the research process.

Facilities

You will be taught in our Health Sciences building, which features specialist laboratories, including a phlebotomist suite for blood sampling and several purpose-built food and clinical nutrition laboratories. These include facilities for food product development (as well as facilities for sensory evaluation and consumer food research); and access to specialist equipment used in applied Food and Nutritional Sciences research.

CAREERS

This MRes is designed for those who are interested in a food or nutrition research-focussed career (in either academia, the public sector, or working in industry).

This MRes programme is also suitable for those already working (in a suitable area, such as Public Health Nutrition or a commercial Food Business), who would like to use this programme for professional development to tackle relevant work-based problems or challenges.