MRes Cancer Informatics
Imperial College London
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MRes - Master of Research

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Hammersmith

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MRes - Master of Research

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Receive world-class training in research at the interface of computational and clinical translational science. Specialise in informatics and data handling to gain new insights into molecular biology. Immerse yourself in a multidisciplinary research environment on two extended projects. Receive world-class training in research at the interface of computational and clinical translational science on this Masters course. With an emphasis on the field of informatics, this course embraces ...Read more

Receive world-class training in research at the interface of computational and clinical translational science. Specialise in informatics and data handling to gain new insights into molecular biology. Immerse yourself in a multidisciplinary research environment on two extended projects. Receive world-class training in research at the interface of computational and clinical translational science on this Master's course. With an emphasis on the field of informatics, this course embraces cutting-edge developments in the field of cancer research. Informatics covers the handling and analysis of data. This programme will equip you with the skills required to leverage large biological and clinical datasets to address novel hypotheses and gain new insights into molecular biology. You'll explore technologically advanced approaches currently being applied, in a teaching programme that comprises both theoretical and practical elements. Through demonstrations and workshops, you'll be trained in fundamental computational and bioinformatics techniques, ethics, and science communications. You'll also apply your skills on two research placements, both lasting approximately 20 weeks each. This is one of two Cancer Biology streams available at Imperial. You may alternatively wish to consider our core Cancer Biology stream.

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Entry requirements

Students need to have a minimum requirement of 2.1 degree in an appropriate subject.

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£16,750 per year

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£43,250 per year

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£43,250 per year

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Imperial College London
The Commonwealth Building The Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road London W12 0NN United Kingdom
Nearest tube station: East Acton  0.4 miles away Nearest train station: Shepherd's Bush  0.6 miles away
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