Biomedical Sciences

We welcome proposals for postgraduate research in all of these areas

Cancer
Infection, immunity and inflammation
Clinical, cellular and molecular biology of neuroscience
Neurodegenerative diseases
Clinical trials
Genetics, genomics and proteomics

Diagnostics and biomarkers
Biostatistics and bioinformatics
Medical microbiology and virology
Mitochondrial dysfunction and autophagy
Human physiology, nutrition and exercise training

Although you can do research in any of the areas and themes above, you may wish to look at the programmes available from the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences:

Postgraduate research programmes

Although you can do research in any of the areas above, you may wish to look at these programmes:

Our research community

Biomedical Research Group
Our research is aimed at understanding the molecular and cellular processes underlying human health and disease with a key aim to translate this research into diagnostic and therapeutic applications.

Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research
From basic research discovering the causes of disease, through to evaluating novel ways of delivering care to the most vulnerable, we conduct adventurous world-leading research with the aim of improving the health and care of the populations we serve.

Faculty of Health
Exceptional clinical and academic learning, social engagement and research in medicine, dentistry, nursing, psychology and health professions #FirstChoiceForHealth

Postgraduate Research Coordinators

If you are thinking about becoming a postgraduate researcher at the University of Plymouth, you are welcome to contact the Postgraduate Research Coordinators in your field of interest.

They will discuss potential supervisors with you and answer any questions you might have about embarking on a research degree in their research area.

Find out who to contact and how they can help you