Program Overview

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Overview

The Human Nutrition MRes is designed for graduates with a BSc in Nutrition, life sciences degrees, or other science disciplines. This program uses a multi-disciplinary approach that includes nutrition in health and disease, physiology and metabolism, public health nutrition, and food science and systems.

What You'll Learn

You will study subject-specific content in Nutrition research, as well as in the selected optional modules. You will also receive training in general research principles, professional and key skills. The 24-week research project comprises the major element of this course. You will receive supervision from an expert academic researcher in the nutrition field.

Modules

You will study modules on this course. A module is a unit of a course with its own approved aims and outcomes and assessment methods.

• Human Nutrition Science: 20 credits
• MRes Project: 110 credits
• Research Skills and Principles for the Biosciences: 10 credits Optional modules include:
  • Biomedical Additive Manufacture and Biofabrication: 20 credits
  • Biomaterials: 20 credits
  • The Biological Study of Behaviour: 20 credits
  • Ageing & Health: 20 credits
  • Experimental Medicine & Therapeutics: 20 credits
  • Drug Discovery and Development: 20 credits
  • Cancer Studies: 20 credits
  • Chromosome Biology and Cell Cycle Control in Health and Disease: 20 credits
  • Clinical Epidemiology: 20 credits
  • The Biological Basis of Psychiatric Illness & Its Treatment: 20 credits
  • Biology of Ageing: 20 credits
  • Applied Immunobiology of Human Disease: 20 credits
  • Molecular Microbiology: 20 credits
  • Biomolecular Research in Health and Disease: 20 credits
  • Sensory and Cognitive System Neuroscience: 20 credits
  • Scientific Basis of Neurological Disorders: 20 credits
  • Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cells: 20 credits
  • Transplantation Sciences: 20 credits
  • Genetic Medicine: 20 credits
  • Surgical Anatomy: 20 credits
  • Mitochondrial Biology & Medicine: 20 credits
  • Diabetes: 20 credits
  • Cardiovascular Science in Health and Disease: 20 credits
  • Bioscience Research Development and Enterprise: 20 credits
  • Comparative Cognition: Information Processing in Humans and Other Animals: 20 credits
  • Exercise in Health and Disease: 20 credits
  • Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine: 20 credits
  • Evolution and Human Behaviour: 20 credits
  • Human Health and the Impact of Microbial Genomics: 20 credits
  • Therapeutic Applications of Cell Signalling Pathways: 20 credits
  • Bioinformatics for Biomedical Scientists: 20 credits
  • Enabling Technologies and Methodologies for Biomedical Research: 20 credits
  • Theoretical Aspects of Animal Welfare: 20 credits
  • Practical Aspects of Animal Welfare: 20 credits
  • Global Health and Planetary Boundaries: 20 credits
  • Mechanisms in Genetic Disease: from Genotype to Phenotype: 20 credits

How You'll Learn

You'll be taught using a range of methods, including:

• lectures
• seminars
• group work Assessment methods include:
• Case study
• Computer assessment
• Design or creative project
• Dissertation
• Essay
• Oral examination
• Oral presentation
• PC examination
• Practical lab report
• Poster
• Problem-solving exercises
• Report
• Research proposal
• Written examination
• Written exercise

Your Development

You'll develop a range of research and practical laboratory skills.

Your Future

This MRes can be a pathway for a career in scientific research in academia and industry. It is also excellent preparation for a PhD. Graduates from the Faculty of Medical Sciences MRes at Newcastle have undertaken a wide range of roles, including:

• project manager
• research associate
• associate consultant
• senior analysts
• research scientist
• Marie Curie early stage researcher
• clinical research associate
• medical information and patient safety executive
• medical writer
• medical doctor
• research laboratory technician
• sales representative
• immunology development manager

Quality and Ranking

• 42% of our research is classified as 4* world-leading research – Research Excellence Framework 2021
• 65% increase in research power since 2014 – Research Excellence Framework 2021
• Global Top 140 University – QS World University Rankings 2026
• Global Top 160 University - Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025
• Top 25 in the UK and Top 100 in the world for sustainable development – Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024
• Top 95 for Life Sciences and Medicine - QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025

Facilities

You'll work in the Faculty of Medical Sciences, which is part of our city-centre campus. The Faculty is also home to:

• dentistry
• medicine
• psychology
• pharmacy It is on the same site as Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary hospital. We are one of the largest integrated teaching/hospital complexes in the country. Our facilities include:
• individual research laboratories where students carry out their projects
• a dedicated medical library with a wide range of specialist books and journals
• hi-tech computer clusters and study spaces
• dedicated facilities for a range of key bioscience applications, including flow cytometry, bioinformatics, imaging, genomics, and proteomics

Fees and Funding

Tuition fees for 2026 entry (per year)

• Home students: £12,500
• International students: £30,700 Tuition fee increases: As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee to increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, subject to government regulations on fee increases and in line with inflation.

Scholarships

We support our EU and international students by providing a generous range of Vice-Chancellor's automatic and merit-based scholarships.

Entry Requirements

Academic entry requirements

A minimum of a 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in:

• a life science or related discipline
• or an MBBS/BDS degree Practical laboratory work experience is desirable, although not essential. The modules you can study may depend on your academic background.

English Language requirements

Select your qualification:

• IELTS
• Pearson
• Duolingo English Test
• TOEFL
• Other
• Pre-Sessional Entry - 6 weeks
• Pre-Sessional Entry - 10 weeks

Admissions policy

This policy applies to all undergraduate and postgraduate admissions at Newcastle University. It is intended to provide information about our admissions policies and procedures to applicants and potential applicants, to their advisors and family members, and to staff of the University.

Credit transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) can allow you to convert existing relevant university-level knowledge, skills, and experience into credits towards a qualification. Find out more about the RPL policy which may apply to this course.

How to Apply

Before you start

• Start Dates: The course starts in September.
• Closing Dates: We suggest international students apply at least two months before the course starts.
• Specialised application information: Research proposal - You are NOT required to submit a research project proposal for MRes programmes in the Faculty of Medical Sciences as part of your online application.
• Deposit: If you are an international student or a student from the EU, EEA, or Switzerland and you need a visa to study in the UK, you must pay a deposit of £1,500 or submit an official letter of sponsorship.

Programme codes

Qualification: MRes Full time

• Full time: 12 months | Programme Code: 4882F

Using the application portal

The application portal has instructions to guide you through your application. It will tell you what documents you need and how to upload them. You can choose to start your application, save your details, and come back to complete it later.