Your future

This MRes can be a pathway for a career in scientific research in academia and industry. It is also excellent preparation for a PhD.

Careers

Graduates from the Faculty of Medical Sciences MRes at Newcastle have undertaken a wide range of roles. This includes:

project manager
research associate
associate consultant
senior analysts
research scientist
Marie Curie early stage researcher
clinical research associate
medical information and patient safety executive
medical writer
medical doctor
research laboratory technician
sales representative
immunology development manager

Our Careers Service

Our award-winning Careers Service is one of the largest and best in the country, and we have strong links with employers. We provide an extensive range of opportunities to all students through our ncl+ initiative.

Visit our Careers Service website

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/careers/

Quality and ranking

42% of our 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 130 University - QS World University Rankings 2025

Global Top 170 University - Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024

Top 25 in the UK and Top 100 in the world for sustainable development – Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024 

Top 90 for Life Sciences and Medicine - QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024

Recognition of professional qualifications outside of the UK

From 1 January 2021 there is an update to the way professional qualifications are recognised by countries outside of the UK

Check the government’s website for more information.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/providing-services-to-any-country-in-the-eu-iceland-liechtenstein-norway-or-switzerland-after-eu-exit#recognition-of-professional-qualifications

Facilities

You'll work in the Faculty of Medical Sciences. This is part of our city-centre campus.

The Faculty is also home to:

dentistry
medicine
psychology
pharmacy

It is on the same site as Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary hospital. We are one of the largest integrated teaching/hospital complexes in the country.

Our facilities include:

individual research laboratories where students carry out their projects
a dedicated medical library with a wide range of specialist books and journals
hi-tech computer clusters and study spaces
dedicated facilities for a range of key bioscience applications. This includes flow cytometry, bioinformatics, imaging, genomics and proteomics

Fees and fundingTuition fees for 2025 entry (per year)

Qualification: MRes Full time

Home students

Full time: 12 months

  

Tuition fees (per year)

£12,400

  

International students

Full time: 12 months

  

Tuition fees (per year)

£30,400

  

Tuition fee increases

As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee to increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, subject to government regulations on fee increases and in line with inflation.

EU, other EEA and Swiss nationals - tuition fee status

Depending on your residency history, if you’re a student from the EU, other EEA or a Swiss national, with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, you’ll normally pay the ‘Home’ tuition fee rate and may be eligible for Student Finance England support.

EU students without settled or pre-settled status will normally be charged fees at the ‘International’ rate and will not be eligible for Student Finance England support.

If you are unsure of your fee status, check out the latest guidance here.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/studying-in-the-uk-guidance-for-eu-students

Scholarships

We support our EU and international students by providing a generous range of Vice-Chancellor's automatic and merit-based scholarships. See our searchable postgraduate funding page for more information. 

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/fees-funding/search-funding/