Clinical Research (Human Nutrition)

  • Postgraduate taught, Online
  • MRes

Clinical Research (Human Nutrition)

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

  • Postgraduate taught, Online
  • PG Cert

Clinical Research (Human Nutrition)

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

Receive interdisciplinary training in a broad spectrum of nutritional research and build skills towards a career in clinical research

Gather experience in preclinical research to develop the nutritional prevention of chronic disease

Develop research expertise relevant to nutritional and dietary data collection

How would you like to study?

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Course key facts

  • Qualification

    • MRes

  • Duration

    1 year, 2 years

  • Start date

    September 2025

  • Study mode

    Full-time, Part-time

  • Fees

    • Home
      £15,200

    • Overseas
      £25,600 Online
      £45,000 On-campus

  • Delivered by

  • Location

    • Hammersmith

    • Online

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

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Course overview

Investigate nutrition-related health conditions and contribute to better understanding of nutritional physiology, either on-campus or online

Working with the Faculty of Medicine’s Nutrition Section, you’ll join cutting-edge researchers investigating areas like precision nutrition and appetite regulation. 

You will also use novel techniques such as cameras and metabolite analysis to improve accuracy of data within clinical nutrition research. 

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. 

Investigate nutrition-related health conditions and contribute to better understanding of nutritional physiology, either on-campus or online.

Working with the Faculty of Medicine’s Nutrition Section, you’ll join cutting-edge researchers investigating areas like precision nutrition and appetite regulation. 

You will also use novel techniques such as cameras and metabolite analysis to improve accuracy of data within clinical nutrition research. 

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.

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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 nutritional aspects of ageing, including prevention, management and treatment of chronic conditions.

You will also gain an appreciation of the ways that we measure the dietary intake of individuals and populations and use these measurements in calculations relating to nutritional physiology of health and disease.

You will be exposed to the cutting edge in nutrition-related research, taught by the world-leading researchers within the field.

You will also learn how to apply nutritional research findings to a public health nutrition setting, 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 nutritional aspects of ageing, including prevention, management and treatment of chronic conditions.

You will also gain an appreciation of the ways that we measure the dietary intake of individuals and populations and use these measurements in calculations relating to nutritional physiology of health and disease.

You will be exposed to the cutting edge in nutrition-related research, taught by the world-leading researchers within the field.

You will also learn how to apply nutritional research findings to a public health nutrition setting, 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

Human Nutrition (Online)

For Human Nutrition (Online), all taught components, group activities and assessments take place online using Blackboard Learn and similar platforms.

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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 stream - Overseas

MRes (full-time)

£45,000 total fee

MRes (part-time)

£22,500per year

PG Cert (full-time)

£22,500total fee

Online - Overseas

MRes (full-time)

£25,600 total fee

MRes (part-time)

£12,800per year

PG Cert (full-time)

£12,800total 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
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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
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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
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
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