Nutrition, Food and Human Health

Entry requirements

MPhil: A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a science or medicine related subject.

PhD: A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent. Further research experience or a master’s degree would be advantageous.

Months of entry

January, April, September

Course content

Within your research, you'll get the opportunity to work in our exciting multi-disciplinary teams. Our work explores how nutrition affects:

• human biology and physiology - including human athletic performance and the microbiome
• health and ageing
• disease process - including cancer, cardiometabolic diseases such as diabetes and NAFLD
• how food security affects biology and wellbeing
• nutrition and health challenges in global sustainability
• the outcome and management of disease (dietetics)

Our research is multi-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary. We centre core nutrition research in The Human Nutrition & Exercise Research Centre (HNERC)

Department specialisms

Ecological agriculture; Food and human nutrition; Integrated animal science; Soils, plants and environment; Rural development in advanced economies; Food systems, consumption and marketing; Science and technology studies in food and environment.

Information for international students

English Language Requirements

IELTS 6.5 overall (with a minimum of 5.5 in all other sub-skills).

Fees and funding

See Fees and Funding tab in the Programme information in our online Prospectus.