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ISTM postgraduate students
For details of research areas in which ISTM offers supervision for PhD, DM and MPhil higher degrees, please see the Postgraduate Research pages.
Well-qualified graduates interested in postgraduate study at the Institute are invited to contact the Director of Postgraduate Research by letter, fax, telephone or email at the following address:
Professor Trevor Greenhough
Director of Postgraduate Research – Research Institute for
Science and Technology in Medicine
Huxley Building, Keele University, Staffordshire ST5 5BG UK
Telephone: +44 (0)1782 733405 or 734331
Fax: +44 (0) 1782 733516
E-mail: t.j.greenhough@keele.ac.uk
Studentship vacancies
The Research Institute advertises any partial or full studentships nationally, supported by specific project grants or when funding is available from its Research Council training accounts.
All our studentships are advertised on the Keele Current Studentships page.
For medical graduates, Keele has re-established the research degree of Doctorate in Medicine (DM).
EPSRC Regenerative Medicine studentships are offered annually through the Doctoral Training Centre - click on the link on the right.
International quality research
In the UK Research Assessment Exercise 2008, 90% of the Institute's submitted staff were rated as international quality researchers, with 10% ranked as world-leading. The research facilities were commended as "internationally recognised, excellent standard", specifically noting the University's support for development of the Institute since 2001.
Over a decade of the highest ratings, 5 and 5*, in previous UK Research Assessment Exercises has enabled basic, strategic and applied research to take place in a consistently top quality environment, with clear focus and routes into exploitation in bioscience industries and healthcare.
In the academic year 2009-10, 95% of ISTM's PhD students submitted their thesis within 4 years of study, meeting all national studentship funders' targets.
Research Themes in ISTM
The Institute for Science & Technology in Medicine bridges the interface between new advances in basic science and technology with medicine and clinical practice. It successfully integrates Keele University's biomedical research strengths across the Faculties of Health and Natural Sciences.
ISTM brings together biological scientists, physicists, chemists, engineers, mathematicians and clinicians in a single unit, under four scientific themes:
- Bioengineering and Therapeutics
- Clinical and Diagnostic Science
- Infection, Inflammation and Immunity
- Neuroscience and Human Metabolism
A complete listing of current Research Areas in ISTM.
Research links
ISTM members have active collaborations with universities throughout the UK, and over 35 countries in Europe, USA and the developing world.
Members of the Institute lead national, European and international networks. and participate in fora for peer review and policy making in the clinical and scientific arena. In the EC Framework Programme ISTM has become part of a Network of Excellence in Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell therapies.
The Institute's members also deliver expanding Masters level programmes offering degrees in European Scientific Research Training, Molecular Parasitology and Vector Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Cell & Tissue Engineering which attract students from throughout the world.
DTC opportunities in Regenerative Medicine
Applications are invited for PhD studentships in Regenerative Medicine - just click on the logo for details.
Research degrees
- See the range of Research Areas ISTM offers for PhD, MPhil & DM
- Choose and apply for a research degree
Doctorate in Medicine
Doctoral Training Centre in Regenerative Medicine
