Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 12 months full-time
Cardiovascular disease is projected to remain the single leading cause of death over the next two decades, accountable for considerable disability and reduction in quality of life. The aim of this programme is to deliver teaching related to cardiovascular science and biology with an emphasis on the epidemiology, genetics, pathological and molecular mechanisms underlying cardiovascular diseases and their pharmacological management.
2.1 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) in relevant Medical Discipline, Pharmacy, Bioscience, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences, Cell Biology, Genetics, Human Biology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Pathology, Pharmacology, or Sports Science.
We may sometimes accept degrees at 2.2 Hons (or non-UK equivalent), if higher scores have been achieved in the subjects listed above, or in other relevant modules.
We may also accept applicants with significant relevant work experience in addition to lower qualifications.
Successful graduates will emerge equipped with the skills necessary for a career in biomedical/cardiovascular research.
Further career opportunities include:
Academia
Clinical skills technician (NHS)
Commercial industrial research
Imaging support specialist
Lecturer
NHS
PhD training programmes
Publishing companies
Research technician
Trainee clinical scientist (NHS)
Core courses:
Basic Science of Cardiovascular Disease: tissue cells and signalling
Clinical and Research Laboratory Skills
Clinical Aspects of CVD: patients and populations
Cv Sciences Dissertation
Epidemiology, outcomes and therapy of heart failure
Evidence-Based Biomedical Research Methods and Statistics
Imaging in cardiovascular diseases: techniques and applications
Topics In Therapeutics - General topics, Cardiovascular and Diabetes Drugs
Optional courses:
Applied Statistics for Clinical and Translational research
Assessment of Vascular Function
Lifestyle intervention in Cardiometabolic disease
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