Medical Science, MRes

University of Chester

This course provides ideal training for students who wish to move onto a PhD course, or who simply wish to undertake a significant research project. Biomedical and medical research ultimately leads to the treatments of tomorrow. This course provides ideal training for students who wish to move onto a PhD course, or who simply wish to undertake a significant research project. The focus of this MRes is on a biomedical/medical research project in your chosen discipline. You will take two taught modules before moving to the research component. You will be able to choose your main discipline before joining the course, and this might include one from: leukaemia, cancer biology, cardiovascular disease, dementia, diabetes, gastroenterology, immunology, oncology, stem cell biology or psychological medicine. You will also join a research team at Chester Medical School and the medical staff at one of our partner hospital trusts. The MRes provides excellent training for those who wish to continue to study towards the completion of a PhD at Chester and other universities.