MRes Biomedical Research (General Biomedical Research)

Imperial College London

Course overview: Receive the training required to embark on a career in biomedical research on this Master's course. This general stream of the MRes Biomedical Research provides a thorough grounding in biomedical research, covering all chemical, biological and physiological aspects. Appropriate if you are uncertain of the field of biomedical research you wish to go into, this stream provides training covering a broad range of techniques, rather than being discipline-specific. You'll gain the theoretical and practical knowledge required to work in a variety of biomedical environments. These include infectious disease epidemiology, mathematical modelling and statistics, genetics and evolution, and computational methods. You'll apply investigative and empirical approaches to some of the practical problems encountered in experimental and human biomedical sciences. Your work will be guided by experienced staff in one of the world's leading biomedical research institutions. Two five-month research projects will build your transferable skills through grant writing, technical workshops, and journal clubs. Is this stream for you? This stream is designed for students from a wide variety of biological, biomedical and chemical science backgrounds who are unsure which area of biomedical science they wish to pursue in the future. The wide variety of projects available across all departments in the Faculty of Medicine gives you a broad choice of research areas across all the streams. Graduates from this stream typically advance to PhD studies at Imperial and beyond, or secure specialised industry roles. Notable career pathways include data analysts at large consultancies, research leads, senior scientists, and laboratory managers. This stream is delivered by the Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction.