The European Masters of Science Course in Radiation Biology

Abstract The European Master of Science Course in Radiation Biology is jointly organized and taught by leading radiobiologists from five universities in five different European countries. The course is generously supported by the European Commission. Since 2000, the course has been organized by the Gray Cancer Institute in association with University College London. The other partner universities are Leiden (Netherlands), UCL Louvain (Belgium), Munchen (Germany) and Salzburg (Austria). The overall aim of the European Master of Science Course in Radiation Biology is to maintain and expand the expertise within Europe in the radiobiological basis of radiation protection and of radiation oncology and to produce experts with a sufficient breadth of knowledge in all areas of “classical” and molecular radiation biology. Currently, in Europe, no single institution has the necessary expertise and resources to run an extensive and broad-ranging course. Therefore, a cooperative action of several universities from different EU member states has been developed for this purpose.