Biomedical Engineering MPhil
University of Glasgow
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Biomedical Engineering brings together four important research themes associated with advanced medical diagnostics: rehabilitation and assistive technologies, cell and tissue engineering and systems biology.OverviewWe are currently home to 35 research students pursuing PhD in fields as diverse as infectious disease diagnostics for the developing world, brain-computer interfaces, stem cell differentiation using nanotechnology, robots as orthotic aids, and the creation of artificial ...Read more

Biomedical Engineering brings together four important research themes associated with advanced medical diagnostics: rehabilitation and assistive technologies, cell and tissue engineering and systems biology.

Overview

We are currently home to 35 research students pursuing PhD in fields as diverse as infectious disease diagnostics for the developing world, brain-computer interfaces, stem cell differentiation using nanotechnology, robots as orthotic aids, and the creation of artificial cells.

Research areas

Our research expertise covers the following areas:

Advanced Medical Diagnostics & Lab-on-a-chip

  • Advanced diagnostics
  • Lab-on-a-Chip for Developing World diagnostics
  • Micromanipulation for advanced diagnostics
  • Microrheology
  • Cell microtechnologies
  • Synthetic biology
  • Bio-nanophotonics

Biomaterials

  • Advanced Materials
  • Cell Engineering
  • Regenerative Medicine

Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technologies

  • Functional rehabilitation
  • Neurorehabilitation
  • Rehabilitation & exercise
  • Assistive technologies

Synthetic Biology

  • Synthetic cell implementation and control using nano-technology
  • Modelling & robustness analysis of large-scale stochastic biomolecular networks
  • Biomolecular network inferring
  • Human control systems.

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WUSCA ranking:
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67/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
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16th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
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28th
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Tushabe
19 Feb 24

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Viktoriya
19 Feb 24

In recent years the University has dealt poorly with the increasing number of students attending it. Seems like there aren't sufficient rooms for teaching, lecturers need to work..Read more

Entry requirements

2.1 Honours degree or equivalent.

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£4,786 per year

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£30,240 per year

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£30,240 per year

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University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow , Glasgow

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The Fraser Building 65 Hillhead Street Glasgow Glasgow, City Of G12 8QQ United Kingdom
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