Clinical Research (Diabetes and Obesity)

Study option:

Translate preclinical laboratory findings into prevention, management and treatment approaches of the future.

You will develop an interdisciplinary understanding of the underlying pathophysiology, and research advances in the prevention, management and treatment of diabetes and obesity.

Clinical Research

This is a stream in our Clinical Research course. Taught through innovative approaches to develop your skills, you will receive high quality training and research experience to embark on a successful career in human clinical research, or laboratory research relevant to human disease within the world-leading clinical research environment of Imperial College London.

You will also gain an understanding of “Bench-to-Bedside” research, where preclinical laboratory findings are translated to living humans to develop the disease treatment approaches of the future.

Whether you are interested in laboratory, data-driven or human clinical trial research, this course will develop the essential clinical research skills in your subject area of interest and prepare you for clinical research-oriented career or further research study, such as a PhD.

Choose your stream

• Translational Medicine
• Diabetes and Obesity (this stream)
• Human Nutrition – on-campus and online

Your pathway will dictate the topic focus of your degree, through a stream-specific module and 10-month research project.

Translate preclinical laboratory findings into prevention, management and treatment approaches of the future.

You will develop an interdisciplinary understanding of the underlying pathophysiology, and research advances in the prevention, management and treatment of diabetes and obesity.

Clinical Research

This is a stream in our Clinical Research course. Taught through innovative approaches to develop your skills, you will receive high quality training and research experience to embark on a successful career in human clinical research, or laboratory research relevant to human disease within the world-leading clinical research environment of Imperial College London.

You will also gain an understanding of “Bench-to-Bedside” research, where preclinical laboratory findings are translated to living humans to develop the disease treatment approaches of the future.

Whether you are interested in laboratory, data-driven or human clinical trial research, this course will develop the essential clinical research skills in your subject area of interest and prepare you for clinical research-oriented career or further research study, such as a PhD.

Choose your stream

• Translational Medicine
• Diabetes and Obesity (this stream)
• Human Nutrition – on-campus and online

Your pathway will dictate the topic focus of your certificate through a stream-specific module.

Study option:

Footnotes

The department will consider 2:2 on a case-by-case basis.

Footnotes

The department will consider 2:2 on a case-by-case basis.

All candidates must demonstrate a minimum level of English language proficiency for admission to the university.

For admission to this course, you must achieve the standard university requirement in the appropriate English language qualification. For details of the minimum grades required to achieve this requirement, please see the English language requirements .

We also accept a wide variety of international qualifications.

The academic requirement above is for applicants who hold or who are working towards a UK qualification.

For guidance see our accepted qualifications though please note that the standards listed are the minimum for entry to Imperial , and not specifically this Department .

If you have any questions about admissions and the standard required for the qualification you hold or are currently studying then please contact the relevant admissions team .