Key information
Duration
- Full-time: 36 months
- Part-time: 72 months (Home students)
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting September 2026 – Apply anytime.
- Starting January 2027 – Apply anytime.
- Starting April 2027 – Apply anytime.
There is no application closing date for this course. We suggest international students apply at least two months before the course starts.
Language
English
English requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 125
- PTE Academic: 70
- IELTS: 6.5
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Biomedical Science, Medicine, Genetics
Overview
Throughout the Biomedicine MPhil, PhD, MD programme from Newcastle University there are themes to understand the interplay of the inflammatory and anti-inflammatory. This is via responses by a variety of pathways. We also look at how these are manipulated for therapeutic purposes. A further research theme focuses on primary immunodeficiency diseases.
Within this Biomedicine MPhil, PhD, MD programme from Newcastle University we focus on exploring:
- the mechanisms of disease
- understanding how disease impacts lives
- utilising new diagnostic techniques
- utilising new therapeutic techniques
- developing new treatments
As part of the MPhil, MD and PhD Biomedicine, you'll register with a University research institute. Visit the programme website for more information
You'll have a structured programme of supervision and training. This is via our Faculty of Medical Sciences Graduate School.
We undertake the following areas of research and offer MPhil, PhD and MD supervision in:
Applied immunobiology (including organ and haematogenous stem cell transplantation)
Newcastle hosts one of the most comprehensive organ transplant programmes in the world. This clinical expertise has developed with the applied immunobiology and transplantation research group. We are currently investigating aspects of:
- the immunology of autoimmune diseases
- cancer therapy
- transplant rejection.
We also have themes to understand the interplay of the inflammatory and anti-inflammatory. This is via responses by a variety of pathways. We also look at how these are manipulated for therapeutic purposes. A further research theme focuses on primary immunodeficiency diseases.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Dermatology
- Diabetes
- Diagnostic and therapeutic technologies
- Kidney Disease
- The liver
- Magnetic Resonance (MR), spectroscopy and imaging in clinical research
- Musculoskeletal disease (including auto-immune arthritis)
- Pharmacogenomics
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Lower Second Class
English requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 125
- PTE Academic: 70
- IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
General requirements:
- MPhil: A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a science or medicine related subject.
- PhD: A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent. Further research experience or a Master’s degree would be advantageous.
- MD: A MBBS, or an equivalent medical degree.
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
International: 60,761 AUD / year (≈ 31,900 GBP / year)
Living costs
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom: 1,067–1,888 AUD / month
Scholarships
- Opportunity Scholarships – Provided by university, Grant 2000 GBP, Deadline Anytime, Merit-based, Newcastle University
- Vice-Chancellor’s International Scholarships – Provided by university, Grant 4000 GBP, Deadline Anytime, Merit-based, Newcastle University
- Charles Letts Memorial Scholarship – Provided by university, Grant 6000 GBP, Deadline 31 Oct 2026, Need-based, Newcastle University
- 2% Early Payment Discount – Provided by university, Grant Various benefits, Deadline 25 Sep 2026, Need-based, Newcastle University
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program – Independent provider, Grant Various benefits, Deadline 07 Oct 2026, U.S. government
- ACES Scholarships – Independent provider, Grant 3500 USD, Deadline 15 Nov 2026, ACES Education Fund
- ServiceScape Scholarship – Independent provider, Grant 1000 USD, Deadline 30 Nov 2026, ServiceScape
- Erasmus+ - Grants for study mobility – Independent provider, Grant Various benefits, Deadline Not specified, Merit-based, OeAD, Austria's Agency for Education and Internationalisation
- Martingale Scholarship – Independent provider, Grant Various benefits, Deadline 19 Oct 2026, Need-based, Martingale Foundation
- Scholarships for PhD Students – Independent provider, Grant 19000 GBP, Deadline Not specified, Merit-based, Junhua Li
- Boustany Astronomy PhD Scholarship – Independent provider, Grant Various benefits, Deadline 28 Feb 2027, Merit-based, Boustany Foundation
- Women Scholarship for International Students – Independent provider, Grant 5000 USD, Deadline 28 Aug 2026, Merit-based, educations.com
- Voice Talent Online Scholarship – Independent provider, Grant 1000 USD, Deadline 01 Mar 2027, Voice Talent Online
- $1,500 Annual Video Contest Scholarship – Independent provider, Grant 1000 USD, Deadline 31 Oct 2026, Merit-based, IvyPanda
- The PhD Prep Fellowship – Independent provider, Grant 10000 USD, Deadline 01 Sep 2026, Merit-based, Admit Lab
- Dream Chaser Scholarship – Independent provider, Grant 1000 USD, Deadline 13 Jan 2027, Merit-based, Salvado Law
- Scholarship for students with disabilities – Independent provider, Grant 3000 USD, Deadline 31 Dec 2026, Need-based, Anonymous Hope Fund
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship – University Bids – Independent provider, Grant 22500 GBP, Deadline Not specified, UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
- Grants of the Leopold Figl Foundation for students with residence in Lower Austria – Independent provider, Grant Various benefits, Deadline 31 Dec 2026, Need-based, Leopold Figl Foundation
- The Annual IELTS from 6 to 9 Scholarship – Independent provider, Grant 1500 USD, Deadline Not specified, IELTS from 6 to 9
- Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme – Independent provider, Grant 12000 USD, Deadline 11 Jan 2027, The Tobacco Harm Reduction Scholarship Programme
- "The Hope For Healing" Scholarship – Independent provider, Grant 5000 USD, Deadline Not specified, FHE Health
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