Reproductive Health PhD

The Centre for Reproductive Health (CRH) offers PhD programmes, and a one-year full-time MSc by Research programme, which aims to introduce students to modern, up-to-date molecular and cellular biological research in the field of:<br/><br/><br/>- reproductive sciences<br/><br/><br/>- reproductive health<br/><br/><br/>- reproductive medicine<br/><br/><br/>You will study in a stimulating, challenging and vibrant research atmosphere, at the interface between basic science and clinical patient care.<br/><br/>**Research topics**<br/><br/>Topics that can be offered include using a wide range of models and in human, studying a number of important problems associated with human reproductive health and disease in:<br/><br/><br/>- testis<br/><br/><br/>- ovary<br/><br/><br/>- the uterus during the menstrual cycle and throughout pregnancy and labour<br/><br/><br/>- the fetus and neonate<br/><br/><br/>- fetal programming resulting in increased risk of chronic disease in adulthood<br/><br/><br/>**MSc by Research**<br/><br/>The MSc forms an ideal insight into a PhD. You will undertake some core teaching and two 20-week research projects, performed on a very wide range of research fields within the reproductive sciences.<br/><br/>**Reputation**<br/><br/>The Centre for Reproductive Health is recognised internationally as a centre of excellence in research and teaching in reproductive sciences, health and medicine.<br/><br/>The most recent Research Assessment Exercise rated Reproductive Biology as 5*.<br/><br/>**Research themes**<br/><br/>The CRH has arranged its research under four themes:<br/><br/><br/>- Theme 1: Reproductive resilience, proliferation, differentiation, repair<br/><br/><br/>- Theme 2: Reproductive system cancers: aetiology, pathogenesis and therapy<br/><br/><br/>- Theme 3: Optimising lifelong health through pregnancy and perinatal interventions<br/><br/><br/>- Theme 4: Immune-endocrine interactions in reproductive health<br/><br/><br/>These theme titles illustrate some of the remarkable properties that make reproductive systems such relevant and powerful models for translational studies across a wide spectrum of human diseases and pathologies in other systems.