Biomedical and Molecular Sciences Research MRes

King's College London, University of London

The Biomedical & Molecular Sciences Research MSc, MRes is a multi-disciplinary programme designed to provide superior practical skills and a firm theoretical grounding in a range of scientific fields.

Key benefits

• Lectures delivered by experienced specialist researchers covering contemporary issues in genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, neurobiology and cardiovascular Sciences.
• Interactive tutorials including, for example, sessions on biosciences statistics and bioinformatics.
• Each student will attend expert-led workshops focused on specialised technical skills and scientific approaches and methodologies relevant to biomedical sciences.
• The course offers advanced practical experience and supervised training together with an in-depth research project within an active research group; projects are either six months (MSc) or nine months (MRes) in length.
• Many students publish their results in top tier journals.
• This course offers a lead into a research career; in the past, approximately 40 per cent of graduates from this MSc/MRes have entered a PhD programme.
• Our external examiner noted that ‘This course provides an ideal training for biomedical students hoping to pursue a career in research and sets a gold standard nationally in this area.’