Masters in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine is an ever-emerging interdisciplinary field of biomedical research; which combines life sciences, biology and engineering, to progress the repair, replacement and enhancement of diseased and damaged tissues. It’s a field that has the potential to deliver treatments for diseases, injuries and disorders where currently people have no options. The Program provides in-depth training in this branch of biomedical science, including stem cell biology, biomaterials and tissue/organ engineering. The MSc offers a balanced combination of theory and practice; and can serve either as preparation for a PhD or as a self-contained master’s qualification. The program is both lecture and laboratory based; benefiting from taught modules that cover areas such as Cellular & Molecular Biology and Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine and culminating in a hands-on 5- month research project. It also includes several opportunities to visit relevant clinical settings and local industrial partners. You will acquire a number of specific skills, such as the ability to collect, analyse and interpret a range of complex quantitative and qualitative data. You will also develop a number of valuable laboratory research- based skills, through the completion of a 5-month research project of your choice*, which will be presented as a poster at the annual MITER scientific meeting. Graduates from this Program will have a broad spectrum of knowledge and a variety of skills, making them highly attractive both to potential employers and research establishments in this fast-developing sector. Distinctive features Based on a variety of measures to include in student satisfaction, research quality and graduate prospects. Here are some of the distinctive features for our program: • Our course was the first of its kind in, building on Newton Lewis Research Department, research excellence and critical mass of tissue engineering researchers across the Institute of Tissue Engineering and Repair (MITER). • Teaching is delivered by academics across the interdisciplinary Pro Deo network not available at many other institutions • Opportunities to visit clinical settings and local industrial partners to speak with clinicians with keen interests in tissue engineering and repair. • The MSc combines both taught modules and a 5- month research project which can be chosen by you. Previous student projects have been in research areas such as stem cell biology, bone, skin, oral tissues and drug delivery. Research Methods The aim of this Module is to provide Students with both the theoretical and practical skills necessary to undertake dental research. The module covers the key areas of research: literature reviews, designing research studies, ethical implications, critical appraisal, quantitative data collection and analysis, qualitative data collection and analysis, systematic reviews and meta-analysis, dissemination and translation of research.