MPhil in Medical Science (Clinical Biochemistry)

I am really enjoying my time at the IMS-MRL as an MPhil student. From an academic point, it is fantastic with a variety of opportunities available to you as a student to help broaden both your knowledge about the field and allied fields as well as technical expertise. As an MPhil student, you have access to weekly seminars, alongside all other researchers at the IMS-MRL hosted by either internal or external researchers, where both published and unpublished work is presented with the opportunity to ask questions afterwards if you so wish.  Moreover, this institute has an accessible structure for researching in with many people available to help guide you with particular experimental techniques.

When not in the lab, students can work in the general hot desk area which is communal and social. This is valuable as it prevents research from becoming isolating and means there is always someone around to either help you if you get yourself stuck or just to share commiserations and successes with. If you so wish though there are spaces available to work in solitude. Additionally, throughout my time here, we have had very good social secretaries who have put on a range of activities, from journal pubs – where we will discuss a chosen paper over food and drink to monthly cake clubs and activities such as bowling. 

MPhil student 2018-19, (Apr. 8, 2019)