Systematic Reviews in Perioperative Medicine (SURG0155)

The dissertation is an extended piece of work that reflects students' own research interests. It enables students to formulate their own questions on a particular topic and to pursue independent research. The dissertation is designed to develop and test research skills, including the ability to respond to the existing academic literature on the topic and the identification of a relevant problematic.

This module is specific to those of you who are doing the shortened dissertation, having undertaken learning in either writing a systematic review or data science previously.

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY PRACTICALS|MAMMALIAN CELL CULTURE|IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY|GENE EXPRESSION|IMMUNOF

This is a compulsory module for students taking the iBSc in Surgical Sciences. Molecular biology techniques are fundamental in biological research. This course...

Molecular and Cellular Laboratory Techniques (SURG0116)

This is a compulsory module for students taking the iBSc in Surgical Sciences. Molecular biology techniques are fundamental in biological research. This course offers a mixture of lectures and extensive practical sessions/workshops which introduce a number of molecular biology techniques and provide students with the opportunity to apply them in a laboratory setting. Covering: Mammalian cell culture, cell-based assays, immunohistochemistry, gene expression (mixture of theory and practice). The teaching takes place in the scientific laboratories, Department of Surgery and Interventional Science, at the Bloomsbury campus.

Infrastructure investment is increasingly prominent within public policy as governments face the urgent need to improve living standards and mitigate and adapt...

Sustainable Infrastructure and Public Policy (STEP0025)

Infrastructure investment is increasingly prominent within public policy as governments face the urgent need to improve living standards and mitigate and adapt to climate change. As the demands on infrastructure systems are growing, there is evidence that many infrastructure systems negatively impact economic, social and environmental systems by supporting the destruction of the natural environment and biodiversity, contributing to climate change, and exacerbating social inequalities. In addition to this, the continued evolution of infrastructure technologies offers ways to operate infrastructures more efficiently, deliver better quality services, and in some cases, shift from large-scale networks to decentralised systems.



This module focuses on the practical skills, contextual knowledge and analytical approaches needed to work effectively as policy professionals in the infrastructure sector. The module examines the institutional arrangements and governance of infrastructure systems, alongside decision-making processes and the mobilisation of technical expertise for planning and delivery. Students will learn about new approaches to conceptualising infrastructure demand, governance challenges and trends in institutional and regulatory reform, funding and financing, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and how infrastructures contribute to social and economic inequalities across the Global North and South. The module covers a range of case studies and practical exercises on water, stormwater, waste, energy, communications and transport systems, to develop the skills required to evaluate technical, policy and regulatory solutions for infrastructure problems.