Our Institute and programmes

This programme will provide you with practical training in modern molecular and cellular pharmacological techniques alongside their application to in vivo methods of pharmacological investigation of cardiac and vascular inflammatory disease mechanisms. You will develop the skills needed for a successful career in the life sciences sector, specifically deeper phenotyping in cardiac and vascular inflammation research (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, atherosclerosis, pulmonary hypertension, hypertension, arrhythmia, nephrology or cancer), or as preparation for PhD level research. 

In the first semester, a series of lectures, tutorials, workshops and practical sessions will help you develop the laboratory skills needed to carry out your substantive research project in the following two semesters. Your project will be delivered under the guidance of an experienced academic supervisor from our faculty. 

This MRes can form the first year of a 1+3 year MRes/PhD funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). Since 2013, the William Harvey Research Institute has been one of nine UK host centres for the British Heart Foundation 4 year MRes/PhD programme. This offer outstanding applicants the option to study the MRes in the first year, providing foundation knowledge and skills needed to proceed onto PhD study. Eligible students will receive funding to cover Home (UK) tuition fees and a bursary at the current BHF stipend rate (£22,278 in Year 1). 

This programme is designed for you if you want to gain a deeper understanding and insight into clinical drug development, clinical trial design and management. It provides a detailed picture of the complex and highly inter-related activities required for the development of drugs and biologics, from initial discovery to successful commercialization. 

The William Harvey Research Institute is one of the largest pharmacological research institutes in the European university sector, employing more than 500 clinicians and scientists from 45 countries. We aim to combine talents from different disciplines, such as genomics, cell biology, pharmacology, with translational bench to patient studies and large-scale clinical trials, all with the ambition of therapeutic innovation. 

The programme is designed to give you the academic background and specialist skills needed to undertake clinical drug development in a contract research organization, pharmaceutical industry or health service environment.  

The programme is designed to fit around your needs if you are in full-time employment. You will receive the taught elements of each module in three-day blocks roughly every four to six weeks. You can also choose to study the programme on campus or online, on a full-time or part-time basis. 

You can also choose to study for a Postgraduate Diploma or take the full masters programme and write a dissertation of up to 20,000 words. 

For the online programmes, these will be delivered entirely online. You will be able to follow all lectures online via audio recordings and slide/whiteboard content. In addition, you can interact with teaching staff and other students in online discussion forums, join group activities and be an active part of the student community.  

If you are a clinician, who is working in the field of clinical endocrinology or interested in doing so, this programme will provide you with both the theory and clinical application of this discipline. You will learn from real clinical cases and an extensive range of specialist journals, along with group projects and discussion groups with our international student community. Clinical observations will give you the opportunity to see what you’ve learned in practice. 

You’ll study using online materials, such as lectures, podcasts, guided reading exercises, with regular tutorials in which various activities incorporating individual and group work will help consolidate your learning.  

Campus-based students will also be able to attend a series of clinical observation sessions across several areas including general endocrinology, specialist endocrinology, endocrine investigations and therapies and regular clinical academic meetings. You will complete a reflective portfolio logbook in which your experiences are mapped to each taught module. 

Following the modules, masters students will complete a dissertation, which may take the form of independent clinical research or be based on clinical cases. 

The Centre for Endocrinology at William Harvey is known for its ground-breaking research into the lifelong consequences of endocrine diseases and their biological bases.  

This flexible part-time programme is designed for clinical academic trainees in all specialties, who want to develop academic research skills within the framework of your busy clinical training. You can choose to start your studies in September or January and opt for a postgraduate diploma or masters degree.  

You will receive formal training in the regulatory and ethical framework for clinical research, develop skills in research design, statistical analysis, critical review and research communication. This meets the requirement of the NIHR and other funders for academic clinical fellows to undertake relevant training in research methodology.  

The programme runs across the School of Medicine and Dentistry, taking advantage of the outstanding research and educational expertise in our Institutes. You will also be taught by external experts from the pharmaceutical industry and will meet industry colleagues and liaise closely with our associated NHS Trusts. The interdisciplinary nature of your learning will provide useful networking opportunities.

This programme provides advanced theoretical and practical teaching covering key topics related to the management of critically ill or injured patients. You will develop the skills, knowledge and confidence needed to provide leadership in the provision of the highest standards of critical care including critical appraisal of research, clinical audit, problem solving, and related skills, such as use of statistics, databases, literature search, evidence review, scientific literature appraisal, and writing papers and articles. 

If you choose the campus-based programme, alongside lectures and tutorials, you will also participate in simulation training, and sessions involving clinical exposure to patients on the ICU with ward round style teaching, X-ray and results interpretation. The observership module will provide further clinical exposure with medical, nursing, outreach and allied health specialist teams and is hosted at the critical care units of Homerton Hospital and Queen’s Hospital (Romford). MSc students will also write a 15,000 word dissertation based on a literature/systematic review or in the form of independent clinical research. 

If you choose the online programme, PGCert students will take four taught modules, and MSc students will take eight taught modules and write a 15,000 word dissertation. You will be able to follow lectures online using audio recordings and slide/whiteboard content. You can also engage with teaching staff and other students in discussion forms, join group activities and be part of the student community. Your learning will include seminars and tutorials, case presentations, self-directed learning and reading lists of books and journal articles. You will also have an academic adviser to guide you throughout your studies.

This part-time online programme provides physicians, especially those training in endocrinology and related specialties with a foundation in the theoretical and clinically-applied aspects of this discipline. You can choose to study the postgraduate diploma, which covers eight taught modules or complete an additional research project for the MSc. The project may be either laboratory or clinically-based, or in certain circumstances, literature-based and should consist of a piece of original research, which may be prospective and involve basic science or clinical skills and techniques, or focus on a detailed review of a curriculum area. 

You will experience a variety of teaching and learning methods including online seminars, podcasts and guided reading exercises, with regular tutorials, individual and group activities to help consolidate your learning.  

Our world-leading faculty from the Centre of Endocrinology is involved in teaching and supervision for this programme. 

This programme combines theory and practical elements to provide you with an opportunity to further your career prospects in the field of forensic medical sciences, and learn from experienced staff with an international reputation for excellence in teaching and research in this specialist field.  

You will be trained to critically evaluate and interpret forensic medical and scientific evidence. You will study forensic pathology, visit mortuaries to observe autopsies and attend court hearings to gain knowledge of how injuries and interpreted and cases prepared for court. In clinical forensic medicine you will study the role of experts in assessing persons in custody and victims of crime. During the programme, you will also cover topics such as drugs, alcohol and their misuse, detection and quantification; and identification of deceased and living persons in single cases and mass disasters via DNA, dental records and other means. 

The learning covered in the five compulsory modules is supplemented by a research project involving original research carried out as field study and/or the generation of original data from case files and other relevant data. Most projects are library based, although a few may be laboratory based, subject to availability. 

This programme has been developed in collaboration with University College London, Public Health England and Great Ormond Street Hospital, and is designed to provide healthcare professionals with a multidisciplinary perspective on genomics and its application to medicine, particularly in rare genetic diseases, cancer and infection.  

You’ll be trained in state-of-the-art genomic platforms and informatics tool and learn how to apply them to the analysis and interpretation of whole genome sequence data from patients. Working directly with patient data from the 100,000 Genomes Project will offer you hands-on experience of the application of genomics to patient diagnosis and treatment. 

You will study in a stimulating research environment next to the headquarters of Genomics England and be taught by award-winning lecturers, including one who has been knighted for their contribution to genomics. 

There is an international demand for highly trained professionals to implement genomics in the healthcare system, pharmaceutical industry and broader biomedical sector. In the UK, there is a growing demand in the NHS for clinical genomicists. 

You can choose to study the programme full-time on campus or part-time online. Depending on how many modules you study, you can complete a postgraduate certificate, diploma or masters.  

NHS professionals can apply for places sponsored by Health Education England (HEE). Those eligible for sponsorship should be employed in a recognized NHS training environment or laboratory. 

Online students have access to our digital platform which allows you to discuss and exchange ideas, share knowledge and access all lecture sessions in your own time. You will also have access to video and audio recordings of all lectures and other online resources including journals, books and databases.

This programme will give you the academic background and specialist skills to carry out healthcare and clinical research. You will learn how to design a clinical study and gain an understanding of the practical aspects of early drug development. You will also consider ethics, regulation and data management. The programme will also provide you with a broader knowledge of health management and policy.  

You’ll learn how to progress research in health services, academic environments, contract research organisations, and pharmaceutical companies. 

The programme is designed to fit around your needs if you are in full-time employment with modules taught in three-day blocks approximately every four to six weeks. You can choose to study the programme full-time or part-time, online or on campus. For the postgraduate diploma, you will complete eight modules, and masters students take a further module and write a 20,000 word dissertation.

The Postgraduate Certificate in Neuromodulation and Pain Management will give you the academic background and specialist skills needed to deepen your knowledge in this field. You will focus on anatomy, pathology and pathophysiology of the central and peripheral pain pathways.

The modular nature of the programme is designed to fit around the needs of students in full-time employment. Modules will be taught online in three-day blocks approximately every four to six weeks.

You’ll study modules on anatomy, pathology and pathophysiology of central and peripheral pain pathways. Through your studies, you will gain understanding of the role of neuromodulation in pain including post spinal pain syndrome type 1 and 2, intractable neuropathic pain, refractory angina, complex regional pain syndrome, headache and pelvic pain, and evaluate current evidence.

You will gain knowledge of functional neurosurgery in pain including deep brain stimulation, its role, indications and complications. You will also examine the surgical indications for neuropathic pain syndromes such as complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), phantom limb pain, anaesthesia dolorosa, post stroke pain, cluster headache and cancer pain, and gain an insight into procedural skills and long term management of patients.

The programme is designed for you if you are seeking deeper understanding and further insights into this field, including the use of neuromodulation in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease and chronic pain symptoms.

The programme is for qualified podiatrists with clinical experience and an interest in sports medicine, who want to enhance their clinical knowledge and expertise. Our philosophy of total care for the athlete is based on the belief that this requires personal skill and expertise along with a multidisciplinary approach underpinned by evidence based medicine.  

It covers detailed assessment, examination and management of sports injuries of the lower limb, especially foot, ankle and lower leg, with imaging in sports medicine to assist in supporting clinical diagnosis. You’ll benefit from an innovative practical component involving clinical shadowing and mentoring, and be exposed to unique clinical learning opportunities, such as the monthly interdisciplinary combined clinic, which will challenge and enhance your diagnostic skills.  

Lectures are delivered by experts in sports and exercise medicine including scientists, podiatrists, podiatric surgeons, physiotherapists, doctors and other health professionals working with world class athletes. Our staff work closely with you to nurture potential research interests and develop your clinical ability in Podiatric Sports Medicine. 

You can choose to study full-time or part-time to certificate, diploma or masters level depending on the number of modules taken and attendance at clinics. For the MSc, you will also complete a research project. 

Successful students will benefit from membership of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Glasgow), and gain indemnity for steroid injections through the College of Podiatry (London).

The programme will help you develop your skills as a doctor working within the multidisciplinary team and progress your medical skills and knowledge. You’ll build confidence through academic students and reinforce your learning through active practice with patients.  

You’ll be taught by our expert clinicians and scientists who regularly work with elite athletes and have an international research profile in sports and exercise medicine. Our philosophy of total care for the athlete and the promotion of physical activity in the general population forms the basis of teaching on this long-established and internationally renowned programme.  

Working closely with medical doctors, physiotherapists, podiatrists and other sports medicine practitioners, you’ll gain experience of sports medicine as a collaborative discipline. You will also be able to work with a wide variety of athletes and dancers, developing your research around groups of particular interest to you. Many of our students also go on to publish in academic journals, a reflection of the quality of our student research output. 

You can choose to study full-time or part-time to certificate, diploma or masters level depending on the number of modules taken and attendance at clinics. For the MSc, you will also complete a research project. 

The programme will help you develop your skills working as a physiotherapist, osteopath or doctor within the multidisciplinary team and progress your medical skills and knowledge. You’ll build confidence through academic students and reinforce your learning through active practice with patients.  

You’ll be taught by our expert clinicians and scientists who regularly work with elite athletes and have an international research profile in sports and exercise medicine. Our philosophy of total care for the athlete and the promotion of physical activity in the general population forms the basis of teaching on this long-established and internationally renowned programme.  

Working closely with medical doctors, physiotherapists, podiatrists and other sports medicine practitioners, you’ll gain experience of sports medicine as a collaborative discipline. You will also be able to work with a wide variety of athletes and dancers, developing your research around groups of particular interest to you. Many of our students also go on to publish in academic journals, a reflection of the quality of our student research output. 

You can choose to study full-time or part-time to certificate, diploma or masters level depending on the number of modules taken and attendance at clinics. For the MSc, you will also complete a research project. 

We also offer a MACP accredited route for the MSc and diploma, which is accredited by the Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapist. In order to gain accreditation, you will need to complete specific modules.