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About the course

The use of the immune system in cancer therapy is a prevailing ambition in the field. You鈥檒l gain expert knowledge of the numerous ways cancers and the immune system interact so you can learn how cancer immunotherapies are developed. We鈥檒l provide a thorough understanding of immune effector mechanisms and cancer biology. You鈥檒l develop a range of personal skills through self-directed learning and our problem-based approach to teaching.

What will I study?

You鈥檒l benefit from the research interests of the Bioscience Research Group. These include studies of the tumour microenvironment and communication with infiltrating immune cells, the methods tumours employ to diminish the effectivity of immune effector mechanisms and how tumours communicate using extracellular vesicles with pre-metastatic sites. We鈥檒l cover topics such as adoptive T cell therapy, tumour-associated macrophages, NK cells, monoclonal antibodies in cancer therapy, vaccines, microbial cancer therapies and immune checkpoint blockade.

Teaching will be delivered through lectures, tutorials and practical classes. You鈥檒l immerse yourself in a research project which utilises problem-based and self-directed learning. You鈥檒l explore case studies to gain a strong critical understanding. Through your research projects, carried out in our innovative Science Building and supervised by world-leading researchers, you鈥檒l be trained in data collection, analysis and its interpretation. You鈥檒l also benefit from expert external speakers from the biopharmaceutical industry.