The University of Sheffield
Prospective Postgraduates

MRes Musculoskeletal Ageing

Medicine students

Key facts

  • School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health
  • 1 year full-time

Fees and funding

Financial information for postgraduate taught courses

Entry requirements

Minimum 2:1 in a biomedical science-related subject.

English language requirements: overall IELTS grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component, or equivalent.

Entry requirements for international students

Any questions?

If you'd like to know more about any aspect of our courses, contact us:

Dr Ilaria Bellantuono
E: i.bellantuono@sheffield.ac.uk
T: 0114 271 1798

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About the course

This MRes is run by the Centre for Integrated research into Musculoskeletal Ageing (CIMA) and funded by Medical Research Council and Arthritis Research UK. CIMA is a collaboration between the University of Sheffield, the University of Liverpool and the University of Newcastle.

The course provides multidisciplinary research training on the musculoskeletal system as a whole in the context of ageing. The training has a strong focus on employability.

Topics range from basic science to clinical aspects, from in vitro to in vivo models, and from the latest advances in the assessment of the musculoskeletal system to lifestyle interventions.

Although you will be based at Sheffield, the course involves exchange visits to the other universities.

Core modules

  • Principles of human nutrition: relevance to ageing
  • Biology of ageing
  • Biology and assessment of skeletal health
  • Biology and assessment of muscle health
  • Research project

Teaching

  • The taught element is online. This includes live lectures, wikis and blogs, and tutor support.
  • The research project involves hands-on laboratory work. It includes placements with all three universities.

You will also have the chance to take part in seminars, workshops and networking events delivered by industrial partners.

Assessment

  • Exams
  • Coursework
  • Research project dissertation

Your career

This course is for students considering a career in academia or industry, for example as a researcher or research administrator, or a career as a health professional.

The experience gained during the course is excellent preparation for a PhD.

Facilities

CIMA brings together three universities, each with world-class research infrastructure, facilities and resources for research into ageing and the musculoskeletal system.

Individually, each university has excellent facilities for basic science research, pre-clinical and clinical research. You will benefit from shared access to high-end technology and expertise, access to model systems that cover the musculoskeletal system as a whole and clinical expertise and resources in any of the three institutions through exchange visits and placements.

Apply now

You can apply for postgraduate study using our Postgraduate Online Application Form. It is a quick and easy process.

If you have any questions please contact the programme director (details opposite).

Postgraduate Online Application Form