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Applicants who require a visa: 27 Jun 2025
Applicants who do not require a visa: 29 Aug 2025
When you choose to study with us, you're selecting a programme led by world-leading practitioners. Our curriculum is designed to give you hands-on experience and the skills necessary to tackle real-world healthcare challenges using engineering principles, design concepts, and technology.
As a global leader in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering research, we foster close collaborations with clinicians and scientists in major hospitals, which enables our researchers to be at the forefront of healthcare engineering and our students to learn about the latest innovations from experts in the field.
You’ll be joining one of the largest and longest-established medical physics departments in the UK with a distinguished history, dating from 1896 when the first X-ray device began operating at the nearby Middlesex Hospital.
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#2 for research power
UCL was rated 2nd in the UK for research power
Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021
IPEM accreditation
The Radiation Physics pathway of our MSc Physics and Engineering in Medicine programme (campus-based and distance learning) is IPEM accredited and a recognised part of the NHS Clinical Scientist “Route 2” training.
Network with experts
You will be taught by researchers and academics who are at the forefront of healthcare engineering who are developing cutting-edge technologies and methods for diagnosing, treating and managing medical conditions and diseases.
Industry and clinical connections
Our department and UCL Engineering have extensive links with world-renowned and innovative companies, as well as leading teaching and research hospitals. The industry connections and real-world skills you build with us will be highly valued by prospective employers.
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Postgraduate degrees
Our postgraduate taught degrees are offered both on campus and via distance learning. Students can specialise in Radiation Physics, Biomedical Engineering, and Medical Image Computing.
Research spotlight
First heart disease patients diagnosed using technology developed by UCL
A new device using fibre optic sensors and a very thin catheter looks for the narrowing of the arteries, even identifying problems with the smallest of heart vessels which can help diagnose heart disease more easily and accurately.
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