The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) enjoys an international reputation in research and part of its research strategy is to provide excellence in postgraduate research education. Opportunities exist for research leading to the higher degrees of PhD, MD,MCh and MSc. The research in many cases is multidisciplinary with researchers becoming members of teams covering a range of disciplines. RCSI offers a broad range of taught Masters courses for healthcare practitioners, managers, surgeons, researchers and technologists.