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The Open University has a strong presence in the field of Biomedicine, located in the Biomedical Research Network (BRN), a newly created interdisciplinary science research centre that brings together world-class researchers from the disciplines of neuroscience, psychology, cell and molecular biology, immunology, medicinal chemistry and genetics. BRN aims to develop internationally-recognised research within key areas of the biomedical sciences.

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This MSc course is designed to equip practitioners with knowledge and skills, as well as the personal, professional and inter-professional insights and qualities you need to function as a successful change agent, skills analyst and researcher or practice innovator in the advancement of your own field of practice. Throughout your study you will explore module themes with regard to your own practice situation.

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This MSc course offers an opportunity to examine some of contemporary science's most pressing issues and to develop a wide range of skills associated with masters-level study. You can choose any of the current modules within the postgraduate science programme, which means that you can tailor this MSc to suit your own interests.

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PG Cert This postgraduate certificate course equips you with the knowledge, skills, personal, professional and inter-professional insights and qualities needed to function as a successful change agent in the advancement of healthcare, whether that be through leadership, policy and practice innovation work, or through research, evidence utilisation and practice skill development. Our suite of qualifications in advancing healthcare practice will introduce you to change as a recurring theme one that requires, leadership, innovation, research and skill enhancement.

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This postgraduate certificate course is targeted at doctors and other clinicians, working both in primary care and in acute services. It offers development in aspects of leadership relevant to you as a clinician working on the ward or in the clinic, so that you can play a fuller role in improving health service quality and discuss performance issues and potential innovations effectively with managerial colleagues.

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The MSc in Professional Science is an innovative masters degree course designed to allow you to pursue advanced training in science, while simultaneously developing business and workplace skills highly valued by employers. This qualification enables you to explore scientific topics at postgraduate level and also have an interest in how science relates to the world of business.

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This postgraduate degree course enables you to study aspects of medicinal chemistry that explore the links between disease, mechanisms of action and the development of safe, effective commercial drugs. You have the opportunity to pursue these topics across a number of different disease therapies using the innovative teaching methods pioneered by The Open University, while developing a wide range of skills associated with masters-level study.

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Research in this area brings together the knowledge and expertise of leading researchers focusing on the governance, leadership and management of public agencies, not for profit organisations, inter-organisational collaborations and social enterprises. Through diverse conventional, non-traditional and multi-disciplinary approaches, we conduct research exploring the nature of and challenges pertaining to contexts and situations concerned with social, ethical and environmental (political) challenges rather than those focusing purely on economic goals.

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The Faculty of Health and Social Care's work in this theme ranges from research into experiences of pregnancy, childbirth and early motherhood to the experiences of men who pay for sex. Key themes include the relationship between the body, health and identity and the understanding of reproductive and sexual health across the life course.

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The mission of the Faculty of Health and Social Care is to transform lives through health and social care education and research. Our applied research addresses contemporary, real-world issues and we have worked with some of the key players in the health and social care sector.

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