Cardiovascular Sciences

Join a diverse and multidisciplinary team of world-leading researchers, who will support you to produce original and impactful investigative research addressing the causes, prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death globally in the Cardiovascular Sciences programme from University of Birmingham.

Develop the skills needed to contribute to research within the broad spectrum of cardiovascular medicine with the  Cardiovascular Sciences Cardiovascular Sciences programme from  University of Birmingham University of Birmingham . The Department of Cardiovascular Sciences has groups engaged in world-leading discovery science, translational and clinical research.

Key facts

By studying this programme you’ll become part of the Graduate School within the College of Medicine and Health giving you access to:

• Supervision from leading academics to support you through your research programme including research techniques and training.

• Training and development courses to enable you to gain research and transferable training skills.

• Opportunities to attend and take part in Research Festivals and other postgraduate activities to boost your academic and networking skills.

• An allocated academic mentor so you can access pastoral support.

• State-of-the art facilities to support a range of teaching, learning and research activity with access to dedicated write up rooms, libraries, and computer facilities.

Topics include:

• Chronic cardiovascular diseases, including atrial fibrillation, heart failure, hypertension, and related conditions, with a focus on precision medicine.

• Platelet-related disorders, from basic cell biology to novel anti-thrombotic treatments.

• Thrombo-inflammation, exploring immune and endothelial cell interactions, atherosclerosis, and immune therapies.

• Advanced microscopy techniques for studying receptor signalling, heart microvasculature, and thermoacoustic/photoacoustic imaging of diseases like atherosclerosis.