The MSc in Interdisciplinary Medicine & Engineering (MIME) has been developed as a response to the increasing national demand for graduates equipped with the knowledge and skills to apply interdisciplinary medicine/engineering approaches to the development of novel therapies for healthcare.

MIME aims to equip medical students with knowledge of engineering practices that have the potential to advance medical practice; similarly engineering students explore medical problems which could be addressed through the innovative development of bioengineering technologies.

MIME is research-based and projects are varied and hands-on, with students taking an active role in research in their chosen field.

Sample Research Projects:

• Evaluation and further development of a new technology for the treatment of urinary incontinence in women.
• Nano-fabrication and micro-fabrication of silk-based scaffold materials for tissue engineering: Formulation design, processing control and stem cell differentiation.
• Can we use FTIR spectroscopy as the basis of a new blood test for prostate cancer?
• The viscoelasticity of blood clots.
• The application of a control systems approach to understanding psychopathology.

MIME course directors ensure that students are supervised by the very best academic, healthcare and industry professionals. MIME graduates will have the advantage of being experienced in working at a cutting-edge interdisciplinary boundary; a new, expanding area which will generate extensive intellectual property and potential for commercial development.

Graduates therefore leave the course well-equipped for the career of their choice, whether that be further academic study, public/private sector consultancy, industrial R&D or clinical medicine.

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