Tissue engineering has the potential to revolutionise the treatment of number of damaged and diseased tissues and organs, to improve upon current approaches to replacing tissue function (e.g. biomaterials and autografts) and to tackle medical needs that are beyond current medical practices (e.g. spinal cord repair, whole organ replacement). This module introduces students to the use of tissue engineering as a strategy to replace or restore a level of function to diseased or damaged tissues.

Students will consider the scientific challenges within the field of tissue engineering and how to improve the translation of these technologies so that they can benefit patients. Topic that students will learn about include how to direct cell behaviour (e.g. stem cell differentiation) through material design, how tissues regenerate, how to promote new blood vessel formation and current research in engineering a variety of different tissues (including bone, nerve and whole organ tissue engineering). A critical approach to the field is encouraged and supported through coursework assessments that enable students to evaluate the quality of research.

Mathematics for Economists (only open to HPE, Year 1 students)

Course description and learning objectives

The course provides an introduction to calculus,...

The module studies a Central European country which in many ways is typical of other countries in the region (and can therefore be regarded as a case study)...

Film Studies|Polish Language and Cultural Studies

This module explores Polish cinema, probably the best-known form of Polish art in the world. We focus on cinema since 1945 and iconic directors such as Wajda,...

This module explores Polish cinema, probably the best-known form of Polish art in the world. We focus on cinema since 1945 and iconic directors such as Wajda, Polański or Kieślowski. These directors created a complex and intriguing cinema that become a powerful tool in the struggle with the communist system but also used Poland’s turbulent history to explore universal issues and themes. The approach of the module is both thematic and theoretical combining analysis of various styles with themes that Polish cinema explored since the end of World War II thus allowing students to develop greater analytical skills and theoretical framework. The module investigates aesthetic and technical innovations of Polish cinema while exploring Socialist realism, the usage of propaganda in the film, Cinema of Moral Concern, the approaches to presenting or manipulating history, the role of documentary and animation as well as the changes forced by the adaptations to the post-communist reality and free market.