Precision medicine MSc

Our MSc will provide training in the principles of precision, translational and stratified medicine and the impact of individual molecular variability

* Undertake an extended 35-week research project within world-leading groups across the University, the Manchester Cancer Research Centre and Greater Manchester teaching hospital-based research groups.

* Learn the principles of precision, translational and stratified medicine and the clinical impact of individual molecular and lifestyle variability.

* Learn the fundamentals of omics technologies including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics, and how these technologies are used in precision medicine.

* Study at a university in the UK top 10 and among the top 26 in the world for Medicine (QS World University Rankings 2026).


* Intercalating medical students can apply for this MSc.

Our MSc in Precision Medicine introduces the research tools and technologies that underpin precision and stratified medicine.

Precision medicine aims to tailor prevention, diagnosis and treatment using differences in genes, environment and lifestyle. Rapid advances in disease biology and drug research are creating new opportunities to investigate how these differences may inform future therapies and diagnostics. The challenge is that there are not enough scientists who can turn these discoveries into real clinical benefit. The aim of the MSc in Precision Medicine is to train the next generation of scientists to translate biological insights into tomorrow's therapies and diagnostic tools.

This is a research-focused MSc. You will learn the omics technologies and research methods used to investigate precision and stratified medicine, and complete a supervised 35-week research programme. It does not include clinical skills training or a clinical placement, and does not qualify you for clinical practice. For intercalating medical students, it is a research MSc that complements your medical training.