Advanced Cell and Gene Therapies pre-arrival information

We are delighted to welcome you to your MSc in Advanced Cell and Gene Therapies at Sheffield. On this page, you'll find a list of important events, dates, and resources to prepare you for the year ahead. This page will be updated with the latest information as it is made available.

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Intro Week events

Intro week runs from Monday 23 - Friday 27 September. During this week you'll get to meet your lecturers and fellow students and attend some introductory lectures relevant to your course and the Department of Neuroscience.

A full timetable for this week can be downloaded below.

Neuroscience Intro Week 2024 Timetable

On Tuesday 24 September, there will be a welcome event for students across the School of Medicine and Population Health. Details of this session can be found below.

School of Medicine and Population Health Welcome Event

Attendees: Students in the School of Medicine and Population Health
Time and Date: Tuesday 24 September 2024, 10am - 4pm
Location: Medical School - Room  MTL3

Time Event Session lead
10am - 10.05am Welcome and schedule of the day Claire Beecroft
10.05am - 10.30am Welcome from the Director of Education Michelle Marshall
10.30am - 10.45am Icebreaker session Claire Beecroft
10.45am - 11.15am Student voice Academic Reps Team
11.15am - 11.30am PGR Society Ben Raven and Miriam Arrulo
11.30am - 11.45am BREAK  
11.45am - 11.55am Sustainable development goals SJ Cooper Knock
11.55am - 12.05pm SAM at school level - Digital I Tool and PATS Liz Williams
12.05pm - 12.15pm Unfair means at school level Helen Marriott
12.15pm - 12.30pm ELTC TBC
12.30pm - 1.30pm LUNCH B Floor Concourse
1.30pm - 2pm Wellbeing, DDSS, Report and Support Dr Carolyn Staton
2pm - 2.15pm Introduction to the Wellbeing Service Carmen Karpenko
2.15pm - 2.30pm BREAK  
2.30pm - 2.45pm Careers (including MySkills) Karen Wood
2.45pm - 3pm 301 Academic Skills Centre Oli Johnson
3pm - 3.15pm Library Services Ashley Crump
3.15pm - 3.30pm Session Close Claire Beecroft

Course schedule

Module overview

Autumn term

  • NEU61001 - Inherited Diseases (15 credits) 
  • NUE61008 - OMICS (15 credits) 
  • NEU61009 - Beyond C&GT (15 credits) 

A copy of your timetable for the first term can be downloaded below.

Advanced Cell and Gene Therapies Autumn Timetable 2024

Spring term

  • NEU61010 - Clinical Development (15 credits) 
  • NEU61011 - Literature Review  (30 credits) 

Summer term

  • MED625 Research Project (75 credits)

Course overview

Follow the link below to download a detailed overview of our course structure for the 2024/25 academic year. This calendar includes the teaching dates for all modules, including the winter break, and your research project. 

Advanced Cell and Gene Therapies Course Overview 2024-25

Please note: possible future changes may be necessary due to staff availability and room booking requirements beyond our control. Any changes will be shared with you.

If you have problems accessing or downloading the above documents, contact Janine Kirby (j.kirby@sheffield.ac.uk).

Recommended reading

We recommend you take a look at the following books and resources to gain a good background knowledge of the material we'll be teaching before the start of the course. You will be able to access some of these once registered and further reading will be given throughout the course.

Online resources

Background reading

  • Crash Course Cell Biology & Genetics, Evans & Manson, 4th Edition & e-book (2015)

Books

Journals

Related information

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