Program Overview

Overview

The Clinical Exercise Physiology MRes is a postgraduate program that explores how exercise can be used as a preventative and therapeutic method in health and disease. This program equips students with an advanced understanding of the physiological mechanisms that explain why exercise delivers wide-ranging health benefits.

Program Structure

The program consists of core modules in Exercise in Health and Disease and Research Skills, alongside a choice of optional modules. Students will then put their knowledge into practice through a 24-week research project in Biomedical Informatics.

Modules

• Clinical Exercise Physiology MSc modules:
  • Compulsory Modules:
    • Exercise in Health and Disease (20 credits)
    • MRes Project (110 credits)
    • Research Skills and Principles for the Biosciences (10 credits)
  • Optional Modules:
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • Human Nutrition Science (20 credits)
    • Global Health and Planetary Boundaries (20 credits)
    • Mechanisms in Genetic Disease: from Genotype to Phenotype (20 credits)

Research Project

The 24-week research project will begin in the second semester. Students will choose from projects that relate to their MRes title and will work under the supervision of an expert academic researcher in the field. The project will involve guided but independent original research, developing skills in planning, executing, recording research, data interpretation, and analysis.

Facilities

The program is based in the Faculty of Medical Sciences, which is part of the city-centre campus. The Faculty is also home to dentistry, medicine, psychology, and pharmacy, and is located on the same site as Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary hospital. The facilities include individual research laboratories, a dedicated medical library, hi-tech computer clusters and study spaces, and dedicated facilities for a range of key bioscience applications.

Fees and Funding

• Tuition fees for 2026 entry (per year):
  • Home students: £12,500
  • International students: £30,700
• Scholarships: The university offers a range of scholarships, including a 25% discount on international fees for EU students without settled or pre-settled status.

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.
• English Language requirements: IELTS, Pearson, Duolingo English Test, or TOEFL.
• Qualifications from outside the UK: The university accepts a range of international qualifications.

Admissions Policy

The university's admissions policy is available on the website. The policy applies to all undergraduate and postgraduate admissions and provides information about the admissions process, including the use of contextual data and the consideration of applications from students with disabilities.

Quality and Ranking

• 42% of the university's 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 125 for Life Sciences (Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2025).
• Top 25 in the UK and Top 100 in the world for sustainable development (Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024).