Research opportunities

You can study a one-year MSc by Research or a three-year PhD within the Centre for Bioscience.

We have funded and self-funded opportunities available, for full- and part-time study, and are always willing to support candidates preparing applications for external funding.

If you study with us, you’ll have the opportunity to take part in cutting edge research studying the most prevalent diseases affecting the UK population. 

We offer supervision within our four research themes that focus on patient benefit and clinical impact.

Our state-of-the-art laboratory includes facilities for:

  • cell and molecular biology, including mammalian cell culture
  • stem cell biology
  • histology
  • vascular haemodynamics
  • haematology
  • vascular physiology
  • genomics 
  • mitochondrial function
  • live cell imaging
  • super-resolution microscopy 

Postgraduate research opportunities

Facilities, funding and how to apply