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Our masters course has been running for over 50 years making it one of the longest-established courses in the world, and our undergraduate course was set up in 2000 helping some of our graduates go onto clinical engineering positions in the NHS to, design consultancies, medicine, prosthesis manufacturers, car manufacturers as safety specialists, and others.

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View our undergraduate courses for 2019 entry. Find out more about applying to Surrey.

Biomedical Engineering BEng (Hons) or MEng

Biomedical Engineering MSc

Biomedical Engineering PHD

Outstanding teaching

Based on the evidence available, the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Panel judged that the University of Surrey delivers consistently outstanding teaching, learning and outcomes for its students. It is of the highest quality found in the UK.

What our students say

Read our student profiles to discover first-hand what it's like to study with us.

"My supervisors have provided me with continuous support, encouragement and endless patience since I started my PhD."

Maryamolsadat Mirhadizadeh, Biomedical Engineering PhD

"Having had a phenomenal experience studying abroad, I realised I wanted to get a taste of American corporate life during my Professional Training placement."

Illes Nigicser, Biomedical Engineering MEng

What we offer

Here in our Department of Mechanical Engineering Sciences we have facilities for analysing, studying and testing and we offer employability and careers support to help get you ready for life after university.

The Doctoral College supports the academic and professional development of postgraduate researchers to ensure our world-leading research continues to grow. There is also an extensive Researcher Development Programme run at university level.

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Take a look at what facilities will be available to you during your studies.

Employability

We will help with your career journey, whether that be by offering a placement in industry, providing extracurricular study or support for those wanting to become an entrepreneur.

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Doctoral College

Helping to develop a research environment with a cohesive community that connects supervisors, research support staff, postgraduate researchers and early career researchers.

Researcher Development Programme

Providing training and development opportunities for postgraduate researchers, early career research staff and doctoral supervisors.

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Professional Training placements

All of our undergraduate courses offer an optional Professional Training placement, which involve taking time out of studying to work in industry. Our placements give a unique opportunity to have structured industrial (or clinical) experience across the UK and beyond, and ensures our graduates are in high demand.

Recognised as the Best University Placement Service (Over 500 Placements) at the National Undergraduate Employability (NUE) Awards 2019; we will support you with your application and ensure you are gaining the experience you need in a supportive environment.

Placement companies

Surrey has long-established links with major biomedical engineering related companies and organisations such as:

DePuy Synthes
Elekta
Eli Lilly
GE Healthcare

National Health Service
Philips UK Healthcare
Renishaw

Siemens
Smith & Nephew
Transport Research Laboratory

Study abroad

You have the opportunity to acquire international experience as part of your undergraduate and postgraduate studies, by taking advantage of exchange agreements with our partner universities.

Locations of our partner universities include Hong Kong, United States, Korea and Singapore.

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Scholarships and bursaries

Discover how we may be able to support your postgraduate studies with a host of bursaries and scholarships directly from the University of Surrey and external providers.

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Funding will include UK/EU tuition fees and a stipend at the standard UK Research Council doctoral stipend.

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