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Diabetes & Nutritional Sciences (Research Division)
|MPhil/PhD
|Part Time, Full Time
RESEARCH PROFILE
- 2008 National RAE score: 65% of research activity in Nutritional Sciences was rated as world leading or internationally excellent.
- Research income: £2.5 million for year 2010-11.
- Current number of academic staff: 35.
- Current number of research students: 40 PhD students.
- Recent publications: See Division website.
- Current research projects:
- Influence of increasing intakes of EPA and DHA on vascular function and risk factors for cardiovascular disease (MARINA)
- Integrated dietary intervention to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease
- The role of plant cell walls in regulating starch and lipid bioaccessibillity from plant foods: in silico, in vitro and in vivo studies
- The effects of trauma and alcohol on protein turnover and tissue repair and the effects of oxidative stress on these processes
- The role of DCYTB in dietary iron absorption
- Partner organisations: MRC Human Nutrition Research, Cambridge; National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research, Norway.
KEY FACTS
Head of group/division
Professors Stephanie Amiel and Tom Sanders
Duration
Expected to be: MPhil two years FT, PhD three or four years FT, six years PT. Students are encouraged to begin their research close to the start of the academic year (October) so as to attend the introductory courses, but entry at any time is permitted.
Location
The Division has a presence on four sites: Waterloo, Guy's Campus (London Bridge); Denmark Hill Campus (King's College Hospital); St Thomas'.
Student destinations
Research institutes, international and governmental agencies, food industry, higher education.
Year of entry 2012
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