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MRes - Master of Research
UCL (University College London) - Bloomsbury Campus
Part Time
Sep 2026
2 Year
This MRes is specifically aimed at those pursuing a professional career in neuroimaging, either in clinical practice or in neuroscience research. This multidisciplinary programme provides training in both the basic scientific and technological principles of modern neuroimaging methods, and in their application to understand neurological function and neurological disorders. Depending on module choices, you may develop a foundational knowledge of neuroanatomy, understand the principles and main technical aspects of neuroimaging instrumentation and data acquisition, basic image processing and image analysis techniques, and gain a good working knowledge of modern methods for scientific and clinical investigation of the human nervous system using neuroimaging. You will learn critical appraisal of scientific journal articles, use of appropriate statistical methods and adherence to the ethical and governance regulatory frameworks associated with neuroimaging research. The programme appeals particularly, but not exclusively, to those from clinical radiography or physics, biomedical engineering and neuroscience backgrounds who wish to pursue a career in neuroimaging research.
This module will provide you with the opportunity to study current standards of practice in research that comply with professional codes and guidelines and with the law. Specific topics will include Good Research Practice, Research Ethics, Patient Consent & Safety, the Human Tissue Act, the Mental Capacity Act, Reproducibility, Standardisation and Information Governance.
This module has two components: (1) Research Methods, including Critical Appraisal of published research and (2) Introduction to Statistics. At the end of the critical appraisal part of the module you will have an understanding of (i) research methods including formulating a research question and study design, (ii) the range of research methods available and be able to make an informed choice as to the most appropriate method(s) to answer the research question; (iii) the principles of evidence-based medicine, including an understanding of the ?hierarchy of evidence?; (iv) an introduction to generic research skills.
Research project for MRes Advanced Neuroimaging programme. A wide range of research topics will be offered at the beginning of the course. This will provide students with the opportunity to study in depth topical aspects of advanced neuroimaging and complete an original piece of work in a research laboratory, or research group. Students may choose between a dissertation and a data acquisition/analysis project. They may make use of the extensive library, information and data available at the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and more widely at UCL. The project will begin soon after students arrive in September and students will receive direct project supervision from a principle and secondary supervisor while working in a laboratory or research group setting.
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