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significant experience should
contact the School’s Director
of Graduate Studies.
The Medway School of Pharmacy
has strong and vibrant research
groups that span a range of
pharmacy-related areas. Staff
have a wealth of research
experience and links with industry,
health providers and academic
institutions.
The programme gives
postgraduate students the
integrated, broad-based research
training needed to exploit current
advances in pharmaceutical and
biological sciences and
pharmacy practice.
Research areas
Chemistry and drug delivery
This group has laboratories with
dedicated state-of-the-art drug
delivery, nanotechnology,
spectroscopy, chromatography
and organic synthesis facilities.
It brings together researchers
in medicinal chemistry and drug
design, nanotechnology and
materials science, drug delivery
and pharmaceutics, encouraging
a multidisciplinary approach to
research. Research covers
synthesis and biological evaluation
of potential anti-cancer agents,
structure-based drug design,
QSAR predication of ADMET
properties, controlled release,
particle engineering, powder
technology, pharmaceutical
technology, and novel drug
delivery systems, with a focus
on respiratory drug delivery.
Biological sciences
This group is housed in recently
refurbished laboratories with
dedicated state-of-the-art
molecular biological,
electrophysiological, tissue culture
and microscopy facilities. The
research is divided into four main
themes: infectious diseases and
allergy; neuroscience; renal and
cardiovascular physiology; and
pharmacology. Examples of
current work include: investigation
of the use of non-pathogenic
virus ‘pseudotypes’ to study
pathogenic RNA; study of the
properties of neuronal potassium
channels and their modulation
and the development of new
therapies for patients who have
developed acute kidney injury,
in collaboration with a major
pharmaceutical company.
Pharmacy practice
This group conducts research
in two areas: public health and
medicines optimisation, with a
particular focus on cardiovascular
diseases and mental health. Work
in public health includes studies
in physical exercise, alcohol,
cardiovascular screening
and spirometry testing, plus
pharmacovigilance. Studies in
medicines optimisation include
work in dementia, bipolar affective
disorder and stroke, with an
emphasis on the patient’s
perspective.
Location
Medway
Entry requirements
Usually, a minimum 2.1
(or equivalent) in a relevant
subject. For specific details,
see www.kent.ac.uk/pg
English language
requirements
See p244
Fees
Taught programmes
www.msp.ac.uk/studying/
fees-and-finance.html
Research programmes
www.kent.ac.uk/pg
Funding
Taught programmes
www.msp.ac.uk/studying/
fees-and-finance.html
Research programmes
www.kent.ac.uk/pgfunding
National ratings
REF 2014, pharmacy:
• 93% of our research
judged to be of
international quality; 81%
of this being world-leading
or internationally excellent
• 8th for research intensity
Applications
Taught programmes
Online at www.gre.ac.uk/
study/apply/pg
Potential prescribing students
must complete a specific
Prescribing Application form,
which you can get from the
School of Pharmacy.
Research programmes
See p260 or contact the
School for further details.
Further information
T: +44 (0)1634 202935
E: pharmacy@medway.ac.uk