Develop the expertise for a successful clinical academic career, research management role, or further research training on our flexible MRes Clinical and Health Research programme. This master’s degree at the University of Southampton will give you the knowledge and skills you need to work in all aspects of clinical, healthcare or academic research.

You can choose to study this course either full-time or part-time across 2-5 years and at a PGCert, PGDip or master's level.

We have a strong global reputation for research excellence, as well as the latest facilities and leading academics to support it.

Our teaching staff for this programme includes:

• world-renowned clinical academics
• medical sociologists
• health psychologists
• epidemiologists
• health service researchers

It is all these things together that help make this one of the leading programmes of its kind anywhere in the world.

We have designed this master's clinical and health research for people who want to move into senior clinical roles, including those in leadership and research.

It will also help you develop skills that will assist your doctoral studies if you choose to take this option.

This programme is suitable if you want to take up a:

• clinical academic career
• doctoral studies
• research management role in a clinical research setting
• related clinical and health research role

The course is ideal for healthcare practitioners including:

• nurses
• midwives
• allied healthcare professionals (AHPs)
• healthcare scientists
• doctors

It is also suitable if you don’t have a health professional qualification, but have relevant academic qualifications and are hoping to work in clinical and health research environments.