Medical Engineering (Biomedical Engineering) MSc

Accredited by the Institute for Physics and Engineering in Medicine, our MSc develops expertise to use engineering to create platforms including novel equipment, computer systems or software to facilitate improved patient care through enhanced diagnoses, monitoring, treatment and manufacturing. With a strong clinical focus you’ll see medical technology in action at University Hospital and access state-of-the-art equipment, including newly-developed diagnostics, advanced imaging and manufacturing facilities, in the research centre. You’ll also have access to leading bio and medical engineering experts, such as the author of Medical Device Design used by R&D departments worldwide.

Why study this course?
- 80% of our research was classified as world leading or internationally excellent, Research Excellence Framework, 2021


• Accredited by the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM)



• Graduates go on to clinical engineering in hospitals, managing medical equipment, to industrial roles in R&D, technical sales and support, or on to further study



• Outstanding facilities at the Guy Hilton Research Centre in Hartshill, with additional laboratories and facilities at three main NHS hospitals.



• Top 10 in the UK for Medical Technology and Bioengineering (The Complete University Guide 2024)



Biomedical engineering is an exciting, diverse discipline that uses technology and engineering to solve medical and biological problems, inventing new equipment, materials, methods and processes to safely and accurately diagnose patients, improve medical treatment and its outcomes.

Responsible for innovations ranging from prosthetic limbs and heart valves, to tissue and stem cell research and biomedical signal processing, latest advances include brain-controlled prosthesis, 3D printing of human organs, remote surgery and disease fighting nanoparticles.

Bringing together medicine, biological science and engineering, our MSc is both clinically and industry-focused, building on our internationally-leading reputation for regenerative medicine, medical engineering and longstanding expertise in medical devices. It covers a broad range of topics – nanotechnology in medicine, smart materials, biomaterials, prosthetics and rehabilitation, through to management of medical equipment in hospitals.

About Keele
Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university.

We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level.

Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.