Advanced Research in Medical Innovation Science (SURG0122)

Students will undertake a translational research project within existing research groups at UCL and/or with industry partners. Topics will include stem cell therapy, modelling disease, personalised medicine, tissue engineering, medical device development, surgery innovation, biomaterials, 3D bio-printing, transplantation science, gene therapy, nanomedicine or other relevant research area.

HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING|MEDICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH|MEDICAL DEVICE

This module covers the mechanics of hard and soft tissue, joint-articulation surface motion, joint lubrication, musculoskeletal structures, movement and...

Biomechanics for Assistive Technologies (M-level) (SURG0106)

This module covers the mechanics of hard and soft tissue, joint-articulation surface motion, joint lubrication, musculoskeletal structures, movement and energy, movement patterns and analysis of gait, exercise physiology (including healthy and impaired systems), factors affecting mechanical work in humans, biodynamics, and functional biomechanics (gait, sitting and standing, walking aids, wheelchairs, orthotics, prosthetics and exoskeletons). The module aims to develop a student's understanding of the mechanics of the human body by studying, defining and quantifying interactions that take place between the human body, the environment and the assistive technology. The students will thus gain an appreciation for the techniques that have been and continue to be developed to monitor physiologic function, to process the data thus accumulated, to formulate inductively theories that explain the data, and to diagnose why the human system malfunctions as a result of disease (pathology), aging (gerontology), ordinary wear and tear from normal use (fatigue), and/or accidental impairment from unusual abuse (emergency medicine).

La novela del dictador/The Dictator Novel|Latin American Dictatorships|20th Century Latin American

Following decolonisation, many newly independent nations throughout Latin America found themselves governed by caudillos, political and military strongmen who...