该计划是由爱丁堡传染病（EID）组织的，爱丁堡传染病由医学和兽医学院以及科学与工程学院主持。学习过程包括一个为期一年的研究项目，在研究期间，学生将被要求参加研究研讨会和讲座，其中包括与免疫学，微生物学和病理学有关的领域。还将对通用技能进行培训，包括：统计，项目管理和计划，口头和书面陈述技能。<br>根据所选项目，学生将学习如何将现代分子和生化技术应用于感染的发病机理研究，或使用统计数据和数学模型来研究疾病的流行病学。
This programme is organised by Edinburgh Infectious Diseases (EID), which is hosted by the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine and the College of Science and Engineering.<br><br>It provides an introduction to research methodology for biologists, medics and veterinarians. The training also provides an entry into PhD studies. Previous students have undertaken projects in the following areas:<br><br>antibiotic resistance and hospital-acquired infections<br>arthropod vector biology and vectorborne diseases<br>epidemiology and mathematical modelling of animal and human infections<br>molecular diagnosis and point-of-care detection of infectious diseases<br>the immunology of bacterial and parasitic infections (including major tropical diseases such as malaria, trypanosomiasis and schistosomiasis)<br>the immunology of ruminant infections (for example Johne's Disease)<br>the pathogenesis of viral diseases (animal and human, including herpes and HIV)