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Biomedical Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (Structured PhD)

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Course Overview

This Structured PhD programme spans the Biomedical Engineering and Regenerative Medicine domains and aims to become a leading international graduate education programme in the field, in which Irelandis already taking a strong international role. The overall objective is to develop PhD graduates who will produce ground-breaking scientific results benefiting human health and contributing to economic growth, and who will, in turn, lead research and development in these fields in industry and academia. BME&RM combines a PhD research project with a unique experiential learning and didactic programme, resulting in an unparalleled learning experience for the student in terms of its combination of world-class research and focused clinical and industrial interaction.

The BME&RM programme will be delivered by a core partnership of institutions: National University of Ireland Galway, University of Limerick and University College Cork, linked with a wider consortium of partner institutions nationally and internationally: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Institute of Technology Sligo, University of Ulster, Queen’s University Belfast, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Pittsburgh, Duke University, Irish Medical Devices Association (IMDA), Rice University, Mayo Clinic, RWTH Aachen University and Georgia Tech Ireland.

Programmes Available

(Structured Phd) Biomedical Engineering and Regenerative Medicine—4 years (full-time)
Applications are made online via the NUI Galway Postgraduate Applications System. 

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Learning Outcomes

Entry Requirements

More Information can be obtained from the Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering website:

http://www.nuigalway.ie/mechbio/bmerm/ 

Who’s Suited to This Course

Current research projects

Current funded research opportunity

Work Placement

Related Student Organisations

Career Opportunities

Find a Supervisor / PhD Project

If you are still looking for a potential supervisor or PhD project or would like to identify the key research interests of our academic staff and researchers, you can use our online portal to help in that search

Course Outline

Curriculum Information

Curriculum information relates to the current academic year (in most cases).
Course and module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Glossary of Terms

Credits
You must earn a defined number of credits (aka ECTS) to complete each year of your course. You do this by taking all of its required modules as well as the correct number of optional modules to obtain that year's total number of credits.
Module
An examinable portion of a subject or course, for which you attend lectures and/or tutorials and carry out assignments. E.g. Algebra and Calculus could be modules within the subject Mathematics. Each module has a unique module code eg. MA140.
Subject
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Optional
A module you may choose to study.
Required
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Required Core Subject
A subject you must study because it's integral to that course.
Semester
Most courses have 2 semesters (aka terms) per year, so a three-year course will have six semesters in total. For clarity, this page will refer to the first semester of year 2 as 'Semester 3'.

Year 1 (60 Credits)

Year 2 (60 Credits)

Year 3 (60 Credits)

Year 4 (60 Credits)

Year 5 (60 Credits)

Year 6 (60 Credits)

Year 7 (0 Credits)

Year 8 (0 Credits)

Year 9 (0 Credits)

Year 10 (0 Credits)

Year 11 (0 Credits)

Year 12 (0 Credits)

Year 13 (0 Credits)

Year 14 (0 Credits)

Year 15 (0 Credits)

Research Areas

Areas of Interest:

  • Functional Biomaterials
  • Mechanics of Biological Cells, Tissues and Systems
  • Bioelectronics and Rehabilitation Engineering
  • Regenerative Orthobiologics and Neurotherapeutics
  • Regenerative Cardiovascular Therapeutics

Researcher Profiles

Professor Peter McHugh   http://ncbes.eurhost.net/biomechanics-1.aspx
Professor Gearoid O’Laighin   http://ncbes.eurhost.net/bioelectronics.aspx
Professor Timothy O’Brien   www.remedi.ie
Professor Frank Barry   www.remedi.ie
Professor Abhay Pandit   www.nfb.ie

Course Fees

Fees: EU

€5,750 p.a. (€5,890 including levy) 2026/27

Fees: Non EU

€15,000 p.a. (€15,140 including levy) 2026/27

Extra Information

EU Part-time: Year 1 €4,250 p.a. (€4,390 including levy) 2026/27

All students, irrespective of funding, must pay the student levy of €140.

Contact Us

Professor Peter McHugh
T: +353 91 493 152
F: +353 91 563 991
E: peter.mchugh@universityofgalway.ie
W: Biomedical Engineering People