Research Project and Dissertation
You will undertake a research placement leading to a dissertation. This is a substantial piece of work and accounts for 50% of the total marks awarded for the MSc degree. The purpose of the dissertation and subsequent viva is to ensure that you have a good understanding of research practice and study design.
The research project element of the course covers a wide range of topics including:
- Targeting Tumour Hypoxia to improve Radiotherapy Outcome
- Ubiquitin signalling in the pathogenesis and treatment of glioblastoma
- Imaging DNA damage repair of neuroendocrine tumours during radionuclide therapy
- Modelling Disrupted Transcriptomic Networks in Hypoxic Tumours
- Mechanisms linking transcriptional control of the circadian clock and radiation-induced leukaemia
- Adaptive radiotherapy for rectal cancer - what are the benefits?
- The role of SPRTN (SPARTAN) in genome stability, ageing and cancer
- Macrophages and the Radiation Response
- A search for a gene signature predictive of radiation response in multiple cancer types
- Selective modulation of tumour extracellular pH using glucose measured by amide transfer magnetic resonance imaging
- Radiation, diet and hypoxia: Investigating the potential of a ketogenic diet to improve radiotherapy response
- Exploiting the immune system via IL-6 as a radiosensitising mechanism in bladder cancer
- Application of a Compartmental Model to I-131 Therapy Dosimetry
- High LET radiation effects related to protection for the lens of the eye
- Dosimetric differences between margin-based and ribust optimisation VMAT plans in NSCLC