- Molecular genetics in MS, with regard to susceptibility and outcome/disability
- Vision studies to compare functional deficit by psychophysics with pathophysiology and MRI of the optic nerve and visual pathway in the brain.
- Neuropsychological deficits following stroke; handedness; neurological complications of hyponatraemia; stroke treatment; chronic fatigue syndrome,
- The ability of stem cells for neuronal differentiation, as prospective therapies for Parkinson’s and Huntington’s diseases.
Research course
Neurology
Entry requirements
Entry to our research programmes usually requires a Honours degree with a first or 2.1 classification, or the equivalent if you have been educated outside the UK.
Please visit the Keele website for more information on Postgraduate Research Entry Requirements
Months of entry
September
Course content
Please note, all course information including entry requirements relates to the 2022/23 academic year.
The clinical science group supports a wide range of research ranging from the purely clinical setting, based at the University of North Staffordshire Hospital site and the associated Guy Hilton Research Centre, through to basic science with an emphasis on the translational opportunities “from bench to bedside”.
Neurology research interests include:
Fees and funding
For information related to fees and funding, please visit the individual course page on the Keele University website.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- DM
- part time72 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- flexible48 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- full time36 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- PhD
- full time36 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- part time72 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- MPhil
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- part time24 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
DM – 3 years full-time, 2 years full-time + 2 years PT, 6 years part-time. The PhD/MPhil are purely by research culminating into a PhD/MPhil thesis defended at a viva, and there are no taught elements. For most students, the PhD/MPhil start date is end of September. Overseas students can start at different times during the year based on obtaining visa, confirmation of funding, etc. For more information, get in touch with the listed course contact, visit our course webpage to see relevant research leads or contact the Keele Doctoral Academy.
Course contact details
- Name
- Postgrad Research Administrator
- fmhs_pgradmin@keele.ac.uk