Inflammation Sciences
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Entry requirements
We require applicants to hold, or be about to obtain, an Upper Second class Honours degree (or overseas equivalent) in a related subject area for entry to a PhD programme. A Lower Second class Honours degree may be considered if applicants also hold a Master's degree with a Merit classification.
Months of entry
January, April, September
Course content
Our PhD/MPhil Inflammation Sciences programme enables you to undertake a research project that will improve understanding of Inflammation Sciences.
Inflammation sciences combine cutting edge research with translational biology.
Principal investigators come from a variety of disciplines (medical sciences, mucosal immunology, cell biology, genetics) to address key questions in the inflammation field.
Many projects are disease-focused, with an emphasis on understanding mechanism or addressing an unmet clinical need.
Investigations are carried out using both human tissue and animal models to accelerate translation.
State-of-the-art core facilities in flow cytometry, imaging, microscopy, bioinformatics and transgenics provide progressive approaches to complex research questions.
Examples of research programmes include:
- Inflammation, tissue recovery and repair
- Mucosal tissue homeostasis
- Immune responses in the intestine
- Skin inflammation
- Neuroinflammation
- Lung immunity
- Infections and allergens in asthma
- Fungal lung disease
- Biomarkers in COPD
- Understanding food allergy
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- PhD
- full time36-48 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- part time72-96 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- MPhil
- full time24 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- part time48 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
- admissions.doctoralacademy@manchester.ac.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)161 275 5608