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Clinical Neuroscience PhD/MPhil – (Ph.D.)
University of Birmingham
School of Medicine| Application Deadline: | None, but early application advised | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,232 - ≈ € 12,860 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Birmingham / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Birmingham
Understanding brain function and brain diseases are major intellectual and practical challenges facing mankind. Neuroscience in the School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine has research strengths in:
* Neurodegenerative diseases
* Neurodegeneration and repair
* Neuronal function and dysfunction
* Psychiatry
It spans basic and clinical research, at levels of analysis from the molecular to the whole organism. It has strong collaborative links with the Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit and with the wider neuroscience community in the Colleges of Life and Environmental Sciences and Engineering.
Research is performed in specialised laboratories for:
* Molecular neurology
* Molecular neuroscience
* Cellular neuroscience
* Cellular and systems electrophysiology
* Imaging and neuropharmacology
Clinical studies are centred on the Clinical Neuroscience Unit in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Academic Psychiatry Unit in the Barberry Psychiatric Hospital, and through field teams based at the Barberry.
Key facts
Type of Course: Doctoral research
Duration: PhD – 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time; MPhil – 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Start date: Research degrees may start at any time of the year, though for most this will be September 2011
Contents
Research interests of staff
* Investigation of the molecular mechanisms underlying chronic neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease and motor neurone disease; candidate gene screening approaches to various neurological disorders. Contact: Professor Karen Morrison
Email: k.morrison@bham.ac.uk
* Clinical trials of therapies in Parkinson’s and motor neurone disease. Contact: Professor Karen Morrison
Email: k.morrison@bham.ac.uk Professor Carl Clarke
Email: c.e.clarke@bham.ac.uk
* Cellular and genetic mechanisms underlying Alzheimer’s disease; developmental causes of epilepsy. Contact: Dr Zsuzsanna Nagy
Email: z.nagy@bham.ac.uk
* Clinical trials of therapies (pharmacological and surgical) in Parkinson's disease. Contact: Dr Carl Clarke
Email: c.e.clarke@bham.ac.uk
* Acute trauma, and neurodegeneration; understanding mechanisms of natural ageing; evaluation of novel gene- and cell-based therapeutic strategies for central nervous system (CNS) repair. Contact: Professor Ann Logan
Email: a.logan@bham.ac.uk Dr Ana-Maria Gonzalez
Email: a.m.gonzalez.1@bham.ac.uk
* Basic mechanisms of temporal lobe epilepsy; fast physiological oscillations associated with cognition; physiology and pathophysiology of prion protein; effects of electric fields on brain function; pathophysiology of X-linked mental retardation. Contact: Professor John Jefferys
Email: j.g.r.jefferys@bham.ac.uk Dr Andrew Powell
Email: a.d.powell@bham.ac.uk
* Structure and operation of cortical networks investigated by cellular electrophysiology, immunohistochemistry, and light and electron microscopy; physiological oscillations associated with cognition; basic mechanisms of epilepsy; quantification of synaptic networks. Contact: Professor Attila Sik
Email: a.sik@bham.ac.uk
* Role of intracellular calcium pools in integration of neuronal functions; mitochondrial function in normal ageing and aged neurons. Contact: Dr Emil Toescu
Email: e.c.toescu@bham.ac.uk
* Panic, neurosteroids and the female brain; cerebral circulation. Contact: Dr Thelma Lovick
Email: t.a.lovick@bham.ac.uk
* Basic mechanisms of temporal lobe epilepsy; fast physiological oscillations associated with cognition; neurophysiology of normal ageing. Contact: Dr Martin Vreugdenhil
Email: m.vreugdenhil@bham.ac.uk
IELTS
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Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
To gain admission to a research degree programme (with the exception of the Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Medicine (MD)) an applicant must comply with the following entry requirements:
* Attainment of an Honours degree (normally a First or Upper Second Class Honours degree or equivalent) in a relevant subject awarded by an approved university, or
* Attainment of an alternative qualification or qualifications and/or evidence of experience judged by the University as indicative of an applicant’s potential for research and as satisfactory for the purpose of entry to a research degree programme.
In addition:
* Admission and registration for a research degree programme may be conditional on satisfactory completion of preliminary study, which may include assessment.
* In some cases you will also need to have completed a Masters degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject.
Please note
* Entry onto many programmes is highly competitive, therefore we consider the skills, attributes, motivation and potential for success of an individual when deciding whether to make an offer.
* Specific entry requirements are given for each programme. Any academic and professional qualifications or industrial experience you may have are normally taken into account, and in some cases form an integral part of the entrance requirements. If your qualifications are non-standard or different from the entry requirements stated in the online prospectus, please contact the relevant school or department to discuss whether your application would be considered.
* After we have received your application you may, if you live in the UK, be invited for an interview or to visit us to discuss your application.
English language requirements
* IELTS 7.0 with no less than 6.5 in any band
* TOEFL IBT 100 with no less than 23 in any band
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Master's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 100 |
Faculty
The School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine plays a major role in the research and teaching carried out by the College of Medical and Dental Sciences.
The School is diverse and dynamic with over 300 members of staff, led by Professor Jayne Franklyn, Head of School, and Professors Janice Marshall and Mark Kilby, Deputy Heads of School.
The School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine has five major academic themes, each encompassing education and research.
The School is host to four research centres:
Research in basic and clinical sciences in these areas is fully integrated in the School, which offers training in state-of-the-art facilities, including the Institute of Biomedical Research and the Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility. It also has links to major NHS Trusts in the region including University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham Children’s and Women’s Hospitals, the Heart of England and the Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Trusts.
Teaching takes advantage of the range of research expertise available to deliver the highest standard of instruction to both undergraduates and to postgraduates. Postgraduate qualifications are available in the form of MPhil / PhD by research, MD by research and taught Masters (MSc).
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