Guy’s Campus
Tucked next to London Bridge and the historic Borough Market, Guy's Campus is a close-knit home for health and science students. With cutting-edge labs and buzzing central location, it offers an inspiring and unique place to study.
Overview
The Biomedical & Molecular Sciences Research MSc, MRes is a multi-disciplinary programme designed to provide superior practical skills and a firm theoretical grounding in a range of scientific fields.
Key benefits
- Lectures delivered by experienced specialist researchers covering contemporary issues in genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, neurobiology and cardiovascular Sciences.
- Interactive tutorials including, for example, sessions on biosciences statistics and bioinformatics.
- Each student will attend expert-led workshops focused on specialised technical skills and scientific approaches and methodologies relevant to biomedical sciences.
- The course offers advanced practical experience and supervised training together with an in-depth research project within an active research group; projects are either six months (MSc) or nine months (MRes) in length.
- Many students publish their results in top tier journals.
- This course offers a lead into a research career; in the past, approximately 40 per cent of graduates from this MSc/MRes have entered a PhD programme.
- Our external examiner noted that ‘This course provides an ideal training for biomedical students hoping to pursue a career in research and sets a gold standard nationally in this area.’
The MSc propelled me into the world of the most advanced technologies. The supervision and guidance from the course coordinators and the support I received from my project supervisor was the highlight of the MSc course - their scientific aptitude and rigorous scholarship was inspirational!
YingAlumni, Biomedical & Molecular Sciences Research
Course essentials
Recording of the Biomedical & Molecular Sciences Research session from Postgraduate Virtual Open Week 2025. Please note that captions are auto-generated.
Our Biomedical & Molecular Sciences Research programme gives you the flexibility to choose tostudy for a Masters of Science (MSc) or an extended Masters of Research (MRes) qualification. You will study Skills and Topics in Biomedical & Molecular Sciences Research, Advanced Bioscience Research Laboratory Techniques, Workshops and an extended research project.
The MSc pathway requires modules totaling 180 credits, and this includes a six-month research project and dissertation worth 60 credits.
If you choose to study for the MRes qualification, you will be required to study modules totalling 240 credits, which will include a nine-month research project and dissertation worth 120 credits.
If you are studying for the MSc qualification, you will complete the programme in one year, from September to September. The Masters of Research will take 16 months to complete, and you will study from September to January.
This programme is primarily taught at the King’s College London Guy’s and Waterloo Campuses, but some projects are also based at Denmark Hill, St Thomas’ Hospital or the Francis Crick Institute. Some areas of the programme include national and international collaborations, and this means you occasionally may be assigned to other labs (for example as part of the research enhancement Scholarships awarded to some students on our programme).
Course aims
- Evaluate and assimilate the scientific literature in a given subject area.
- Devise a hypothesis that can be tested experimentally.
- Analyse data, appreciate the value of reproducibility of data and draw valid conclusions.
- Collect data and apply appropriate methods to test a hypothesis.
- Develop an ability to comprehend and synthesise complex information.
- Organise a work-schedule, stick to deadlines, and prioritize activities.
- Communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and through writing.
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Application closing date guidance
We encourage you to apply as early as possible so that there is sufficient time for your application to be assessed and we may need to request further information from you during the application process.
ATAS clearance if you receive an offer: the MRes stream of the programme requires all non-EU/EEA/Swiss nationals (with some exceptions) to have an ATAS certificate before they can enrol at King’s – this clearance can take a number of months (minimum 30 working days) and expected to be longer particularly during April and September. We therefore advise applying as soon as possible and earlier than the below deadlines to avoid any delay in obtaining this certificate.
The final application deadlines for this programme are:
- Overseas (international) fee status: 25 July 2026 (23:59 UK time)
- Home fee status: 25 August 2026 (23:59 UK time)
If the programme becomes full before the final application deadlines stated above, we will close the programme to further applications. Please note, you will not be eligible for an application fee refund if we are unable to process further offers because places are filled and we close the course before the final application deadline.
Base campuses
Please note that locations are determined by where each module is taught and may vary depending on the choice of modules offered at the time.
Waterloo Campus
Centrally located and well connected, Waterloo brings together students from health, science and law, just steps from the South Bank. It's also home to the world's #2 nursing school – the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery (QS 2026).
Denmark Hill Campus
Home to leading faculties in psychiatry, medicine and dentistry, the Denmark Hill Campus combines world‑class health research and strong NHS hospital links with a friendly neighbourhood feel, green spaces, cafés and excellent transport connections.