MbyRes Clinical and Biomedical Sciences at University of Exeter

Programme overview

As a postgraduate student in the Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences , you will be part of a thriving research community, benefiting from expert supervision as well as access to outstanding facilities. We can offer a wide range of projects across our core research areas, but we are also involved with highly interdisciplinary research with other departments in the University of Exeter, across the Great West 4 (Exeter/Bristol/Bath/Cardiff) and globally. Based in both Exeter and Cornwall, we operate across the whole of the Southwest.

Duration: Maximum 2 years full-time; part-time pro-rata (0.5-0.9 FTE) | Study mode: full-time / part-time (research degree) | Intake: September, January or April | Location: Exeter, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Our research delivers direct benefit to patients, the NHS and the pharmaceutical industry. Our aims are to understand the underlying cell and molecular basis of disease, improve diagnostic approaches and develop novel therapeutic strategies - and to apply this knowledge in innovative ways that lead to improved treatment and a better quality of life for patients. Students will have access to world leading research facilities including: Living Systems Institute | Living Systems Institute | University of Exeter

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Application information

Entry requirements

Normally a first degree equivalent to at least a UK 2:1 Honours degree (a 2:1 or equivalent is needed to be considered by the main funding bodies); relevant personal, professional and educational experience may also be considered for some programmes. Specific requirements vary by research topic. English language: Profile B2 (international applicants). Application deadlines: The application deadlines for September starters are: 30 June for International Applicants 31 July for Home Applicants. Applications received after these deadline dates and before 1 October

Domestic applicants: GBP 5,238 a year (2026/27). Home fee for 2027/28 to be announced; 2026/27 rate shown. Full-time; part-time pro-rata. Source

International applicants: GBP 29,800 a year (2027/28). Full-time. Source

Intake: September, January or April

Duration: Maximum 2 years full-time; part-time pro-rata (0.5-0.9 FTE)

Apply through the official page: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/pg-research/apply/

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