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Our postgraduate Biomedical & Healthcare Sciences master’s programmes provide high quality and professionally relevant training in research methods and analysis for health, psychology and biomedical science graduates.

You will be taught by a team of research active, biomedical and healthcare scientists and have access to our large, modern practical laboratories. You will undertake a range of lab processes and procedures using a variety of techniques to apply your theoretical knowledge in practical settings – both on campus and in work-based, real world settings.

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“When I enroled in the MRes Biomedical Science programme I knew that I wanted to pursue biomedical research as a career. The intellectual freedom and hands-on approach to the course further solidified my passion for research. The course has a nice blend of classroom based learning in the first few months, followed by a 6-month lab project that is yours from start to finish. Since graduating, I have moved to Boston, USA to pursue a career in drug discovery in oncology. Whilst applying for jobs it was clear that interviewers were impressed by my independent research experience, something that I can attribute primarily to the MRes programme.”

Ben Stevens
MRes Biomedical Science & Biomedical Sciences with Health, Exercise & Nutrition Graduate

“If you’re an independent learner and enjoy intellectual freedom to explore your own ideas and interests, I couldn’t recommend the Biomedical Science MRes enough. By enrolling onto the MRes here at Cardiff Met, I have been able to delve deeper into my interest that is cardiovascular physiology, something I may not have had the freedom to do as part of a taught master’s programme. I have gained invaluable research experience, having conducted two of my own projects, which has been the perfect stepping stone to allow me to continue my studies further. I’ve since had the opportunity of starting a fully funded PhD, which I feel prepared for and confident in due to how the MRes programme developed me as a researcher.”

Abbie Williams
Cardiovascular Physiology PhD Researcher and MRes Biomedical Science Student

Meet the Team

I have always been interested in knowing ‘why’ and ‘how’ of human health and disease. This curiosity led me to train as a clinical biochemist and I spent a few years setting up and running a medical biochemistry lab in India. Automation in clinical biochemistry made me realise that I wanted to explore more into human health. I changed paths slightly and spent more than a decade doing a PhD and then post-doctoral fellowships within the field of biomedical science with more of a focus on genetics and genomics, before ending up in an academic post. I love my job as I am still a learner and I think I will always be one. Sharing my experiences with my students motivates me and I hope that my students develop a mind-set of learning and enjoying science rather than just passing exams.

I am a firm believer that unless we disseminate the knowledge created in research, it is limited to just a fraction of academics or professionals. In addition to bringing my research into my classrooms, I am passionate about taking it to the general public. I take every opportunity for public engagement and love to break down complex knowledge to digestible chunks. It is thoroughly enjoyable and rewarding to hear the feedback.

My journey to find answers to ‘why’ and ‘how’ has been long, tiring, frustrating at times, exciting, rewarding but overall, immensely enjoyable.

Maninder Ahluwalia
Programme Director for MSc Biomedical Science