The Department of Bioengineering

The Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College London is world leading. It achieved excellent results in both the 2001 and 2008 Research Assessment Exercises, confirming our position as the leading Department of Bioengineering in the UK. Imperial College London itself was ranked was ranked 5th in the Times Higher Education QS World University Rankings 2009.

Why study Biomedical Engineering at Imperial College London?
Biomedical Engineering is an exciting and rapidly expanding discipline that endeavours to apply engineering principles to challenges faced in biology, life sciences and medicine. It is interdisciplinary by nature and at Imperial College London encompasses a number of diverse areas of research. Such research has lead to novel and varied scientific breakthroughs such as the development of the first brain controlled wheelchair able to operate in a building environment, novel tools to measure and analyse the mechanics of rowing that now form part of the standard training for British Olympic rowers and a tissue perfusion sensor for intelligent wound dressing.

At the postgraduate level the Department offers a taught MSc in Biomedical Engineering as well as a research degree programme.

Taught Courses
Our MSc delivers sound training in this highly interdisciplinary subject and include core modules such as systems physiology, statistics and data analysis and biomedical imaging.
You can select your own area of specialisation by taking one of our four streams:

• Medical Physics stream - you can tailor your course to include modules such as advanced medical imaging, radiotherapy and radiobiology, nuclear medicine, image processing or computational neuroscience.
• Biomechanics stream- choosing from modules covering biomechanics, biomaterials and tissue engineering, neuromuscular control or micro-systems and nanotechnology.
• Neurotechnology stream - modules include computational neuroscience, brain machine interfacing, and advanced biological modelling.
• Biomaterials stream - NEW FOR 2010!* offered jointly with the Department of Materials. Modules cover the development of materials for new applications, the response of cells and the design of scaffolds for tissue engineering, which involves tailoring materials so that they guide stem cells to produce new tissue.

*Subject to Imperial College London Senate approval.

The Medical Physics and Biomechanics streams are accredited by the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine as fulfilling one of the requirements on the basic grade training scheme for medical physicists in the UK.
The application deadline for the MSc is 31st May 2010, later applications may be considered at the discretion of the course tutor. For more information on the MSc programme or advice on how to apply please contact the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Research Degrees
Our PhD programme attracts outstanding students from a variety of academic backgrounds. The Department provides a highly stimulating environment for PhD research; we were awarded the only UK 5* rating for bioengineering in the 2001 UK Government Research Assessment Exercise and continue to conduct world-leading research. Our PhD students form an integral part of the Department’s research life and numbers have risen from 12 in 2001 to approximately 90 in 2009. We invite prospective PhD students to visit the academic staff research pages to identify a potential supervisor. For more information on the PhD programme, or advice on how to apply please contact the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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