Diabetes MRes
Diabetes MRes
Full time: 12 months
Profile
Our Diabetes MRes is a research-based course with a taught component that is equivalent to an MSc. It provides a springboard into a career that involves a working knowledge of scientific research.
The course is designed for graduates with a BSc in the life sciences or other science disciplines, and for intercalating and fully qualified MBBS or BDS students. It can be taken either as a stand-alone qualification or as an entry route onto a PhD or MD.
The taught component of the course includes subject-specific content in the area of diabetes. You have the flexibility to develop your own bespoke course by selecting additional, complementary modules. You will also participate in training in general research principles, and other professional and key skills.
Your research project comprises the major element of the course. This project will involve 24 weeks of research in an area of diabetes under the supervision of an expert academic researcher in the field.
The course allows you to experience an internationally competitive research area, predominantly in academia but also potentially in industry.
Diabetes MRes is closely linked to a suite of MRes courses that you may also be interested in:
- Ageing and Health MRes
- Animal Behaviour MRes
- Biotechnology and Business Enterprise MRes
- Cancer MRes
- Cardiovascular Science in Health and Disease MRes
- Cell Signalling in Health and Disease MRes
- Epidemiology MRes
- Evolution and Human Behaviour MRes
- Immunobiology MRes
- Medical Genetics MRes
- Medical Molecular Biosciences MRes
- Mitochondrial Biology and Medicine MRes
- Molecular Microbiology MRes
- Musculoskeletal Ageing (CIMA) MRes
- Neuromuscular Diseases MRes
- Neuroscience MRes
- Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine MRes
- Systems Biology MRes
- Toxicology MRes
- Translational Medicine and Therapeutics MRes
- Transplantation MRes
Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School
Our Medical Sciences Graduate School is dedicated to providing you with information, support and advice throughout your research degree studies. We can help and advise you on a variety of queries relating to your studies, funding or welfare.
Our Research Student Development Programme supports and complements your research whilst developing your professional skills and confidence.
You will make an on-going assessment of your own development and training needs through personal development planning (PDP) in the ePortfolio system. Our organised external events and development programme have been mapped against the Vitae Researcher Development Framework to help you identify how best to meet your training and development needs.
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Modules
Modules for 2017 entry
Compulsory modules
Optional modules
You will take 40 credits from the following modules:
- MMB8004 Ageing and Health
- MMB8003 The Biological Study of Behaviour
- MMB8015 Applied Immunobiology of Human Disease
- CSC8313 Bioinformatics Theory and Practice
- MEC8023 Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
- MMB8011 Biology of Ageing
- MMB8007 Cancer Studies
- MMB8037 Cardiovascular Science in Health and Disease
- MMB8008 Cell Cycle Control and Cell Signalling in Health and Disease
- MMB8009 Clinical Epidemiology
- MMB8010 The Biological Basis of Psychiatric Illness and its Treatment
- MMB8043 Comparative Cognition: Information Processing in Humans and Other Animals
- MMB8002 Current Research Trends in Musculoskeletal Disease
- MMB8031 Developmental Genetics
- MMB8006 Drug Discovery and Development
- MMB8005 Experimental Medicine and Therapeutics
- MMB8030 Genetic Medicine
- MMB8014 Genetics of Common Disease
- HSC8057 Global Health
- MMB8038 Bioscience Research Development and Enterprise
- MMB8034 Mitochondrial Biology and Medicine
- MMB8016 Molecular Microbiology
- MMB8036 Neuromuscular Diseases: Bench to Bedside
- MMB8018 Research Methods in Protein Science
- MMB8019 Sensory Systems and Neuroimaging
- MMB8020 Scientific Basis of Neurological Disease
- MMB8022 Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
- MMB8033 Surgical Anatomy * (see note below)
- MMB8023 Systems Biology
- MMB8032 Toxicology
- MMB8025 Transplantation Science
- MMB8044 Exercise in Health and Disease
*MMB8033 Surgical Anatomy. This module is only open to intercalating students. In the event of this module being oversubscribed, you will be selected on the basis of academic merit.
Some combinations of modules may not be available due to timetabling constraints and in exceptional circumstances the running of some modules may be determined by student demand.
Module changes
Module changes
Modules change annually to take account of:
- changing staff expertise
- developments in the discipline
- the requirements of external bodies and partners
- student feedback.
Most module information for 2018 entry will be available from mid-May 2018.
Fees & Funding
2017-2018 fees
The fees displayed here are per course.
MRes
UK/EU
Full time: £6,000
International
Full time: £17,935
You can read more about our tuition fees and discounts available.
Tuition fees for 2018-19 have not yet been confirmed.
EU students starting at Newcastle in 2017 and 2018 will pay the UK (Home) tuition fee for the full duration of their course.
| Funding for UK/EU students | Number of awards | Value of awards |
|---|---|---|
| Postgraduate Master’s Loan Scheme (students from England and non-UK countries) |
Maximum of £10,280 (2017 entry) |
| Non EU students | Number of awards | Value of awards |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) |
Not specified. |
The scholarship covers tuition fees and living expenses. |
| Vice-Chancellor's International Scholarships |
255 |
£3,000 |
| Our students/graduates | Number of awards | Value of awards |
|---|---|---|
| 20% Alumni Tuition Fee Discount |
Discount varies by level of tuition fee. |
| All Students | Number of awards | Value of awards |
|---|---|---|
| MastersCompare Postgraduate Scholarship |
1 |
£5,000 |
| Our students/graduates | Number of awards | Value of awards |
|---|---|---|
| 20% Alumni Tuition Fee Discount |
Discount varies by level of tuition fee. |
| UK/EU students | Number of awards | Value of awards |
|---|---|---|
| PhD Studentship in Epidemiology and Public Health using Population-based Cohorts of Ageing in the UK and USA |
1 |
100% of UK/EU tuition fees paid and annual stipend of £14,553. Additional funding is available for research costs and national and international travel (conferences and exchanges) |
| PhD Studentship in Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials: Next generation of composite molten salt-ceramic membranes for selective separation of NOx, SO2 and CO2 |
1 |
Depending on how you meet the EPSRC’s eligibility criteria, a full award covers tuition fees at the UK/EU rate for the duration of your PhD and an annual stipend £14,553 (2017/18). A partial award covers fees at the UK/EU rate only. |
| PhD Studentship in Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials: The Use of Perovskite-type Oxygen-carriers for Hydrogen Production via Chemical Looping |
1 |
Depending on how you meet the EPSRC’s eligibility criteria, a full award covers tuition fees at the UK/EU rate for the duration of your PhD and an annual stipend £14,553 (2017/18). A partial award covers fees at the UK/EU rate only. |
| PhD Studentship: Health monitoring for wide-bandgap power modules |
1 |
£56,244 in total (over 3 years). Funding covers the cost of annual fees at £4,250 and provides annual maintenance of £14,553 (2017/18 figure). UK applicants will be eligible for a full award paying tuition fees and maintenance. European Union applicants will be eligible for an award paying tuition fees only, except where UK residency has been established for more than 3 years. |
| PhD studentship – underwater sensor networks |
1 |
100% of UK/EU tuition fees |
| Postgraduate Master’s Loan Scheme (students from England and non-UK countries) |
Maximum of £10,280 (2017 entry) |
|
| Two PhD Studentships in Environmental/Animal Science/Clean Technology - Assessment of Environmental Impact of European Pig Systems |
2 |
100% tuition fees at the UK/EU rate for the duration of your PhD and an annual stipend of £14,533 |
| Disabled Students' Allowances |
Varies |
|
| Professional and Career Development Loans |
Varies |
|
| Industrial CASE PhD Studentship in Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials: Data-driven modelling of glass durability and glass pouring rate in nuclear waste vitrification process |
1 |
Depending on how you meet the EPSRC’s eligibility criteria, a full award covers tuition fees at the UK/EU rate for the duration of your PhD and an annual stipend £14,296 (2016/17). A partial award covers fees at the UK/EU rate only. |
| EPSRC Studentship – Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
1 |
100% tuition fees and UK/EU rate for 4 years of study (MSc year + 3 years PhD), plus an annual stipend of £14,533. |
| PhD Studentship in Cell and Molecular Biosciences - Virulence factors of human and bird Trichomonad parasites targeting host proteoglycans: integrating evolutionary genomics and molecular cell biology |
1 |
100% of UK/EU tuition fees paid and annual living expenses of £14,553 (full award). A partial award covers fees at the UK/EU rate only. |
| BBSRC CASE PhD Studentship in Cellular Medicine - Investigating the impact of insulin resistance on ageing, appearance and wellbeing using sleep as a model system |
1 |
100% of UK/EU tuition fees paid and annual living expenses of £14,553 (full award). A partial award covers fees at the UK/EU rate only. |
| PhD Studentship in Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials: Development of novel proton – oxygen ion – electron conducting ceramics |
1 |
Depending on how you meet the EPSRC’s eligibility criteria, a full award covers tuition fees at the UK/EU rate for a three year duration of your PhD and an annual stipend £14,533 (2017/18). |
| The Elsie Jeffery Memorial Bursary |
1 |
£1,000 |
| Subsea UK Subsea Engineering MSc Scholarship |
1 |
£8,000 |
| EPSRC CASE PhD Studentship: Next generation loop heat pipe wick technology for thermal management of Space and Terrestrial applications |
1 |
This award will cover a full PhD studentship of £18,748 per year. This includes RCUK standard UK/EU tuition fees, and a stipend of at least £14,553 per year. Additional funding will be provided by the Industry sponsor to support the placement position. |
| PhD Studentship - Systems and Methods for Foot Drop Correction |
1 |
The successful candidate will receive a generous studentship of £20,000 per annum for three years (tax-free). The student will also benefit from additional allowance for attendance at conferences and training workshops. |
| PhD studentship in Northern Institute for Cancer Research: Investigation of the effects of DNA repair inhibitors in pre-clinical models of neuroblastomas with ATM, MYCN and TP53 abnormalities |
1 |
100% of UK/EU tuition fees paid and annual living expenses of £14,683 in the first year rising to £14,958 in year 3. Also significant additional funding to cover research costs and local, national and international travel (conferences and exchanges). Total value of award is £99,999.53. |
| PhD Studentship in Computing Science - Verification of Portable Synthetic Biocircuits (EPSRC Portabolomics) |
1 |
100% of UK/EU tuition fees and an annual stipend of £14,553 (full award). |
| PhD studentship - Use of cell based therapy in ex-vivo reconditioning of donor organs prior to transplantation |
1 |
100% of UK/EU tuition fees paid and annual living expenses of £14,553. Also significant additional funding to cover research costs. |
| International (Non EU) students | Number of awards | Value of awards |
|---|---|---|
| School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape - Postgraduate International Scholarship Scheme (2017) |
Not specified |
£2,000 tuition fee scholarships |
| Vice-Chancellor's International Scholarships |
255 |
£3,000 |
| International Family Discounts (IFD) |
10% of the tuition fee per year. |
|
| Fulbright Scholarships |
Varies |
|
| British Marshall Scholarships |
40 |
Varies |
| Newcastle University Overseas Research Scholarship (NUORS) |
Tuition fee scholarships of typically £7,800 - £11,700 per year. The award covers the difference between fees for UK/EU students and international students. |
|
| Chinese Business Excellence Scholarships |
Tuition fees scholarships from £5,000 for a range of Business School postgraduate courses. |
|
| Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) |
Not specified. |
The scholarship covers tuition fees and living expenses. |
| USA Athlete Scholarship |
10 |
£5000- £8000 payable towards the first year of tuition fees and a comprehensive support package (see Overview for further details). |
| All students | Number of awards | Value of awards |
|---|---|---|
| PhD Studentship - Tracked Electric Vehicles |
1 |
£56,244 in total (over 3 years). Funding covers the cost of fees and provides an annual maintenance of £14,553 (2017/18 figures). UK, EU and international applicants will be eligible for a full award paying tuition fees and maintenance. |
| PhD Studentship in Computing Science - A Computational Systems Biology Approach to Psoriasis Treatment (Rosetrees Trust) |
1 |
100% of UK/EU tuition fees paid and an annual stipend of £14,553 (full award). Successful international candidates will be required to make up the difference between the UK/EU fees and international fees. |
| MSc Funding - 1st Class Scholarship (School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences) |
Not specified |
£2,000 |
| Clinical Research Funding - various |
Varies |
|
| Health Education England Bursaries (Physician Associate Studies, PGDip) |
20 awards for 2017 entry |
£18,000 bursary (£9,000 per year) and a contribution towards travel costs. The Bursary is paid as a tuition fee discount direct to the University. |
| School and Research Institute Studentships, Bursaries and Scholarships |
Varies |
|
| Postgraduate Tuition Fee Instalments | ||
| 2% Tuition Fee Discount |
2% off annual tuition fee |
|
| Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP) |
Varies |
Varies. |
| Sir Mark Waller Postgraduate Law Scholarships |
6 for international students, 2 for home/EU students. |
Full and partial (£2,500-£3,000) tuition fee scholarships. |
| Charities and Trusts |
Varies |
|
| Allergy Module Funding |
Varies |
|
| Employer Sponsorship |
Varies |
|
| FindAMasters.com and FindAPhD.com Postgraduate Scholarships |
Not specified. |
FindAMasters.com and FindAPhD.com are offering £12,000 in scholarships for postgraduate study. |
| Postgrad Solutions Study Bursaries |
15 |
£500 payable towards tuition fees. |
| Teacher Training (PGCE programmes) | ||
| Cognitive Behavioural Therapy PGDip Bursaries |
£2,000 |
|
| The North of England P and I Association Limited (NEPIA) Studentship |
1 |
£2500 |
| Sport Scholarships |
Varies |
£500 - £10,000 |
| PhD Studentship in Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials: Mathematical modelling studies of rhythmic hydrogels for medical applications |
1 |
Depending on how you meet the EPSRC’s eligibility criteria, 100% tuition fees at the UK/EU rate for the duration of your PhD and an annual stipend £14,296 (2016/17). A partial award covers fees at the UK/EU rate only. |
| Business Excellence Scholarships |
Tuition fees scholarships from £2,000 - £5,000 for a range of Business School Master’s courses. |
|
| MBA Business Excellence Scholarships |
Tuition fee scholarships of £6,000 will be awarded to high achieving MBA candidates. |
|
| MBA Leadership Scholarships |
Tuition fee scholarships of £10,000 will be awarded to high achieving MBA candidates. |
|
| Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation MLitt/PhD Studentships for Studies Relating to Japan |
Up to 3 (MLitt or PhD) |
£10,000,contributing towards your MLitt/PhD tuition fees and living costs. |
| MastersCompare Postgraduate Scholarship |
1 |
£5,000 |
| PhD studentship in Biochemistry and Structural Biology – The Molecular Structure of Meiotic Chromosomes |
1 |
100% of UK/EU tuition fees paid and annual living expense of £14,553. Successful international candidates will be required to make up the difference between the UK/EU fees and international fees. |
| PhD studentship - Long-term training load management and recovery strategies in elite rugby union players (Newcastle Falcons Rugby Club and Newcastle University) |
1 |
100% of UK/EU tuition fees paid and annual living expenses of £14,533. Successful international candidates will be required to make up the difference between the UK/EU fees and international fees. |
| PhD Studentship in Computing Science - Data Driven Computer Modelling of Brain Injury Recovery |
1 |
100% of UK/EU tuition fees paid and an annual stipend of £14,553 (full award). Successful international candidates will be required to make up the difference between the UK/EU fees and international fees. |
| Hodcroft Larsen Postgraduate Scholarship |
1 |
£3,000 |
| NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre - Biomedical Scientist PhD Studentship |
1 |
The award is available to UK/EU and non-EU international students, however the award only covers fees at the UK/EU rate and international students will need to fund the difference between UK/EU and international fees. Support includes a stipend of £14,553 per year (equivalent to the Research Council rate), and funds for travel and conference attendance (£5,000 per year). |
Entry Requirements
A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a science-related discipline, or a MBBS degree. Practical laboratory experience is desirable but not essential.
International Students
To study this course you need to meet the following English Language requirements:
Direct Entry: IELTS 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 6.5 in all sub-skills).
Pre-sessional English Language courses are not accepted as an alternative entry to this course.
Our typical English Language requirements are listed as IELTS scores but we also accept a wide range of English Language tests.
The equivalent academic qualifications that we accept are listed on our country pages.
You may need an ATAS (Academic Technology Approval Scheme) clearance certificate. You'll need to get this before you can get your visa or study on this programme. We'll let you know about the ATAS requirement in your offer letter.
How to Apply
Use our Applicant Portal to apply for your course. We have a step-by-step guide to help you.
Start dates
The course starts in September. There is no application closing date for this course.
We suggest international students apply at least two months before the course starts. This is so that you have enough time to make the necessary arrangements.
Deposit
If you live outside the UK/EU you must:
- pay a deposit of £1,500
- or submit an official letter of sponsorship
The deposit is payable after you receive an offer to study at Newcastle University. The deposit is non-refundable, but is deducted from your tuition fees when you register.
Contact
UK/EU students should contact:
Kirsty Sanderson
Programme Co-ordinator (MRes)
Medical Sciences Graduate School
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 5379
Email: mres-enquiries@ncl.ac.uk
International students wishing to discuss these opportunities may contact:
Laura Mitford
International Student Recruitment Officer
Faculty of Medical Sciences
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 4841
Email: biomed-international-pg@ncl.ac.uk