Research course
Orthopaedic and Trauma Medicine
Entry requirements
A UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent.
Months of entry
January, April, September, October
Course content
We offer a comprehensive research programme suitable for PhDs and MScs covering a diverse range of musculoskeletal disorders.
There are ongoing projects in the following areas:
- musculoskeletal tissue engineering, stem cells and regenerative medicine
- orthopaedic engineering and modelling of the musculoskeletal system
- osteoporosis and fracture repair
- clinical outcome studies
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- PhD
- part time72 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- full time36 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- MSc by research
- part time24 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Professor H Simpson
- hamish.simpson@ed.ac.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0) 131 242 6464