MSc by Research in Neuroscience - Neurotrauma and Repair

University of Leeds

This 12 month programme features no taught content, rather you will undertake a research project and write a thesis from your results. Similar to a PhD, you will have a supervisor who is based in your chosen field. MSc by Research will develop your academic and practical skills and is an excellent option should you wish to explore your area of interest further but feel that a PhD is not the right choice at this time. MSc by Research students often go on to PhD study or to work in industry.The intrinsic regeneration and functional recovery after injury in the central nervous system (CNS) is minimal. In Leeds, we are interested in deciphering why the CNS has such a limited regeneration ability. Understanding the underpinning mechanisms will help us to design novel strategies to improve functional recovery through rehabilitation (enhancing function through practice with neuromodulation and robotics), enhancement of neuronal plasticity (enabling new neuronal connections and circuitry reorganisation) and manipulation of neurogenesis (for the production of new neurones and their support cells such as oligodendrocytes and astroctyes).