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Our staff here at Northumbria University are actively engaged in exciting research on a range of topics, in a research environment rated as internationally excellent (3*) and world-leading (4*) (REF 2021).
You will work in a professional research environment and develop advanced research skills that will enable you to plan, execute, analyse and disseminate high-quality sleep and circadian rhythms research. This includes access to state-of-the-art laboratories equipped with industry-standard equipment, meaning that you graduate with all the familiarity of working in a research lab. The programme will provide them with experience working in professional, international, and world-leading academic research environments. This is a major advantage when it comes to seeking employment in research, clinical or industry settings.
You will learn from those at the forefront of their fields. Our strength in sleep and circadian research has significantly increased. This places us 15th in the UK for research power (REF 2021).
With the opportunity to work both individually and collaboratively on research projects, you will gain valuable critical and transferable skills and an understanding of the professional and ethical issues relating to producing research. You will graduate with your Sleep and Chronobiology MRes ready for employment in a research context, applied setting or doctoral-level training in sleep research.
Assessments and interactive activities reflect the kinds of tasks active researchers engage with. For example, on this course, you will learn to conduct a collaborative research project in and develop programming skills for conducting sophisticated data analysis and building experiments.
Much of your learning will be hands-on, and you will have the opportunity to engage in ongoing world-class research, for example, running a range of qualitative and quantitative studies on topics aligned with the expertise of our staff.
Find out more about studying an MRes at Northumbria University here.
Level of Study
Postgraduate
Mode of Study
1 year Full Time
Department
Psychology
Location
City Campus, Northumbria University
City
Newcastle
Start
September 2025
Fees
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Modules
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Applicants should normally have:
A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree in any subject.
International qualifications:
If you have studied a non UK qualification, you can see how your qualifications compare to the standard entry criteria, by selecting the country that you received the qualification in, from our country pages. Visit www.northumbria.ac.uk/yourcountry
English language requirements:
International applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with 6 in each component (or approved equivalent*).
*The university accepts a large number of UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS. You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades you will need in our English Language section. Visit www.northumbria.ac.uk/englishqualifications
Full UK Fee: £11,000
Full International Fee: £20,950
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Module information is indicative and is reviewed annually therefore may be subject to change. Applicants will be informed if there are any changes.
PY7001 -
Circadian Rhythms and Sleep (Core,20 Credits)
There is currently no summary for this module.
PY7002 -
Data Analysis in sleep and circadian research (Core,20 Credits)
There is currently no summary for this module.
PY7003 -
Skills and techniques in sleep and circadian research (Core,30 Credits)
There is currently no summary for this module.
PY7004 -
Circadian rhythms and Sleep disorders (Core,20 Credits)
There is currently no summary for this module.
PY7005 -
Thesis (Core,90 Credits)
There is currently no summary for this module.
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