Human tissue repair after injury and in disease, and the development of effective treatments, are the focus of all biomedical research. This course is one of the only MScs in the UK to take an integrated multidisciplinary approach to learning about human tissue repair, regeneration and therapy.
You will learn about the fundamentals of inflammation and immune response in human health and disease, while also studying cellular and molecular mechanisms of human tissue repair, and the therapies designed to repair and restore tissue function. Treatments covered include immunotherapy, transplantation, tissue constructs and medical devices. You will also obtain additional practical, analytic, and transferable skills essential for conducting your own biomedical research.
UCL offers a world-class research and teaching environment in biomedical sciences. You will be part of UCL’s internationally renowned Divisions of Medicine and Surgery and Interventional Science and based at the new Institute of Immunity and Transplantation at the Royal Free Hospital.
The course provides a solid foundation and network for further academic study and for working at the highest levels of biomedical sciences.
You could take the specialist skills you develop into the public healthcare sector and NHS, industry and biopharma, government and research councils, biomedical charities and stakeholders, sports medicine, or scientific media and publishing houses.
Graduates are also equipped with transferable skills in presentation, writing, organisation and teamwork.
You will gain awareness of the commercial opportunities and diverse funding mechanisms for developing new ideas, technologies, and applications, and be well prepared for careers in academia or industry.
According to the Graduate Outcomes Survey carried out by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), looking at the destinations of graduates in the 2018–2024 cohorts, around 67% of Human Tissue Repair MSc graduates were in work or further study, with a large majority undertaking highly skilled work.
Graduates have gone on to work for biotech companies such as Educell, Engitix and AstraZeneca, as well as medical services partners and consultants such as Open Health.
Their roles include biochemists and biomedical scientists, industrial relations, quality assurance technicians, and professionals in natural or social sciences. Some have also gone onto work at universities, or entered graduate-entry programmes in Medicine, both in the UK and overseas.