Clinical Research (Diabetes and Obesity)

  • Postgraduate taught, Online
  • MRes

Clinical Research (Diabetes and Obesity)

Receive interdisciplinary training in diabetes and obesity research and build skills towards a career in clinical research.

  • Postgraduate taught, Online
  • PG Cert

Clinical Research (Diabetes and Obesity)

Receive broad training and practical experience in designing, implementing and reporting clinical studies.

Receive interdisciplinary training in diabetes and obesity research and build skills towards a career in clinical research

Gather research experience in preclinical laboratory and rodent experiments, “Big Data” research, or human clinical trials

Develop pharmacological, nutrition, medical device, or surgical research expertise relevant to diabetes and obesity research

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Course key facts

Minimum entry standard

  • 2:1 in medicine or life sciences

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Minimum entry standard

  • 2:1 in medicine or life sciences

View full entry requirements

Study option:

Course overview

Translate preclinical laboratory findings into prevention, management and treatment approaches of the future. 

You will develop an interdisciplinary understanding of the underlying pathophysiology, and research advances in the prevention, management and treatment of diabetes and obesity.

Clinical Research

This is a stream in our Clinical Research course. Taught through innovative approaches to develop your skills, you will receive high quality training and research experience to embark on a successful career in human clinical research, or laboratory research relevant to human disease within the world-leading clinical research environment of Imperial College London.

You will also gain an understanding of “Bench-to-Bedside” research, where preclinical laboratory findings are translated to living humans to develop the disease treatment approaches of the future.

Whether you are interested in laboratory, data-driven or human clinical trial research, this course will develop the essential clinical research skills in your subject area of interest and prepare you for clinical research-oriented career or further research study, such as a PhD.

Choose your stream

Your pathway will dictate the topic focus of your degree, through a stream-specific module and 10-month research project. 

Translate preclinical laboratory findings into prevention, management and treatment approaches of the future.

You will develop an interdisciplinary understanding of the underlying pathophysiology, and research advances in the prevention, management and treatment of diabetes and obesity.

Clinical Research

This is a stream in our Clinical Research course. Taught through innovative approaches to develop your skills, you will receive high quality training and research experience to embark on a successful career in human clinical research, or laboratory research relevant to human disease within the world-leading clinical research environment of Imperial College London.

You will also gain an understanding of “Bench-to-Bedside” research, where preclinical laboratory findings are translated to living humans to develop the disease treatment approaches of the future.

Whether you are interested in laboratory, data-driven or human clinical trial research, this course will develop the essential clinical research skills in your subject area of interest and prepare you for clinical research-oriented career or further research study, such as a PhD.

Choose your stream

Your pathway will dictate the topic focus of your certificate through a stream-specific module.

Study option:

Structure

This page is updated regularly to reflect the latest version of the curriculum. However, this information is subject to change.

Find out more about potential course changes.

Please note: it may not always be possible to take specific combinations of modules due to timetabling conflicts. For confirmation, please check with the relevant department.

You’ll study all the following modules.

Core modules

Develop an interdisciplinary understanding of the underlying pathophysiology, and research advances in the prevention, management and treatment of diabetes and obesity.

This will be taught through perspectives gained from preclinical laboratory and rodent research, through to big data perspectives and result from human clinical trials.

You will be exposed to the cutting edge in pharmacological, nutrition, medical device and surgical intervention in diabetes and obesity taught by the research leaders within the field.

You will also learn how to model and interpret data sets to understand glucose and insulin dynamics within humans, in addition to learning a variety of techniques needed to measure human body composition in human clinical trials.  

Apply a range of clinical and laboratory techniques to a specific research area on an extensive project of your choosing. 

The project topic will be based on your selected pathway, and supervised by a Imperial based research academic.

Your work will be assessed by a research proposal, research paper, poster presentation and oral viva voce examination.

You’ll study all the following modules.

Core modules

Develop an interdisciplinary understanding of the underlying pathophysiology, and research advances in the prevention, management and treatment of diabetes and obesity.

This will be taught through perspectives gained from preclinical laboratory and rodent research, through to big data perspectives and result from human clinical trials.

You will be exposed to the cutting edge in pharmacological, nutrition, medical device and surgical intervention in diabetes and obesity taught by the research leaders within the field.

You will also learn how to model and interpret data sets to understand glucose and insulin dynamics within humans, in addition to learning a variety of techniques needed to measure human body composition in human clinical trials.  

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Teaching and assessment

Balance of teaching and learning

Key

  • Lectures, seminars and independent study
  • Research project

  • 30% Lectures, seminars and independent study
  • 70% Research project

Teaching and learning methods

  • Person at lectern giving speech
    Lectures
  • Interactive workshops
  • Journal clubs
  • Blackboard virtual learning environment
    Virtual learning environment
  • Presentations
  • A group of people interacting
    Group work
  • Project reports
  • Books for research studies
    Research proposal

Assessment methods

  • Case studies
  • Critical appraisal reports
  • A document of written text
    Documentation
  • Oral examination
  • Poster presentation
  • a laptop screen with a clock on top
    Online exams
  • Research Article

Balance of teaching and learning

Key

  • Lectures, seminars and independent study
  • Research project

  • 100% Lectures, seminars and independent study
  • 0% Research project

Teaching and learning methods

  • Person at lectern giving speech
    Lectures
  • Interactive workshops
  • Journal clubs
  • Blackboard virtual learning environment
    Virtual learning environment
  • Presentations
  • A group of people interacting
    Group work
  • Project reports
  • Books for research studies
    Research proposal

Assessment methods

  • Case studies
  • Critical appraisal reports
  • A document of written text
    Documentation
  • Oral examination
  • Poster presentation
  • a laptop screen with a clock on top
    Online exams
  • Research Article

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Entry requirements

We consider all applicants on an individual basis, welcoming students from all over the world.

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How to apply

Apply online

You can submit one application form per year of entry. You can choose up to two courses.

Tuition fees

All streams - Home

MRes (full-time)

£15,200 total fee

MRes (part-time)

£7,600per year

PG Cert (full-time)

£7,600total

On-campus streams - Overseas

MRes (full-time)

£45,000 total fee

MRes (part-time)

£22,500per year

PG Cert (full-time)

£22,500total fee

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Scholarships

The Dean’s Master’s Scholarships

Value per award

  • £10,000

Who it's for

  • All students applying to study a Faculty of Medicine Master’s programme beginning in October 2024
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The Dr Jean Alero Thomas Scholarships

Value per award

  • Partial or full tuition fee at the Home rate

Who it's for

  • All students applying to study a Faculty of Medicine lab-based Master’s programme beginning in October 2024
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The Dean’s Master’s Scholarships

Value per award

  • £10,000

Who it's for

  • All students applying to study a Faculty of Medicine Master’s programme beginning in October 2024
Find out more

The Dr Jean Alero Thomas Scholarships

Value per award

  • Partial or full tuition fee at the Home rate

Who it's for

  • All students applying to study a Faculty of Medicine lab-based Master’s programme beginning in October 2024
Find out more

How will studying at Imperial help my career?

Acquire transferable skills relevant to a career in clinical research.

Develop the clinical expertise required to pursue research positions within healthcare or to attend medical school.

Expert leaders in the field provide practical training for a research career.

Our graduates often pursue further study in master's programs or doctoral research.

With specialised knowledge, you'll be highly sought after in a range of sectors.

Graduates have gained employment in areas such as clinical trials and the food industry.

Terms and conditions

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Read our terms and conditions

You can find further information about your course, including degree classifications, regulations, progression and awards in the programme specification for your course.

Programme specifications