Reproductive Science (Women’s Health or Embryology) (MSc)

Women’s health has long been under-researched and under-funded, creating significant gaps in our understanding of infertility, miscarriage, endometriosis, PCOS, menstrual disorders, menopause and maternal health. These gaps have real consequences: delayed diagnoses, limited treatment options, persistent health inequalities and substantial economic costs. Too often, women feel unheard in clinical settings, and outcomes for conditions that disproportionately affect them remain poor. Fertility rates are falling. Maternal mortality remains high. Access to reproductive care is unequal. And demand for assisted reproductive technologies far exceeds supply. The UK’s Women’s Health Strategy (2022) calls for urgent change, and for more skilled professionals to close the gap. This MSc follows an NHS England–designed curriculum and builds the skills you need to drive change, delivering training that is rigorous, clinically relevant and socially impactful. Whether you follow the Women’s Health or Clinical Embryology route, you’ll gain the scientific expertise, clinical insight, and critical perspective to drive change in research, practice, and policy, shaping the future of reproductive health worldwide. Join this course to be part of the change. Throughout the course you will explore the science of reproductive health alongside its cultural, ethical, and policy dimensions, preparing you to make a meaningful impact and contributions in research, clinical practice, and global health equity.

We welcome applications from graduates with a minimum of an upper second-class (2:1) degree in a relevant scientific or medical discipline from a UK university, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Suitable subjects include (but are not limited to): Biology, Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Health and Medical Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Statistics.