4-year MRes + PhD studentships in Cancer Biology within the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre has a fully-funded innovative MRes + PhD programme, designed to give students a broad understanding of both the basic biology and the clinical management of cancer.

Students are part of the CRUK Cambridge Centre which is a dynamic collaboration of academic researchers, clinicians, and the pharmaceutical and biotech industries based in the Cambridge area.

Five CRUK Cambridge Centre MRes + PhD studentships are available for non-clinical applicants, to commence in October 2024. Support includes a generous stipend at £21,000 per annum, research costs and fees at the Home rate. There is funding available from the Cambridge Trust to uplift the tuition fees for two successful EU or overseas applicant.

The MRes degree comprises of two research rotations, a weekly lecture series, a week of intensive teaching in genomic medicine, and a two-week placement in a patient-facing setting. Project write-ups, oral presentations and development of a PhD proposal are integral to the programme. Successful completion of the one-year MRes programme will lead on to a fully-funded three-year PhD, usually in one of the rotation project host laboratories.

Application deadline: 15^th November 2023

Candidates must meet the Cambridge University entrance requirements.

List of projects and to apply online

Black Leaders in Cancer Biology PhD Studentship

We are seeking two candidates for MRes+PhD studentships of a novel PhD studentship scheme, Black Leaders in Cancer PhD Scholarship, to be based in Cambridge within the CRUK Cambridge Centre.

This scheme is open to applicants who self-identify as being from a Black heritage background, including a mixed background, for example: Black African, Black Caribbean, Black Other, Mixed background (to include Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black backgrounds).

The candidates will be part of the main cohort of postgraduate students at the CRUK Cambridge Centre and will undertake the same training and assessment as non-clinical MRes+PhD students.

These studentship are generously supported by an annual maintenance stipend of 21,000, consumables budget and university fees at home rate. In addition there is a comprehensive programme of mentoring, career support, leadership training and networking led by the Windsor Fellowship and Black in Cancer, to allow you to make the best of your career in cancer research and realise your potential to help beat cancer.

Eligibility

Candidates must self- identify as being from a Black heritage background and meet the Cambridge University entrance requirements.

How to Apply

1. Applicants must submit an interest application to the Windsor Fellowship
2. Submit your application through the university of Cambridge portal. Research projects and link to apply here. Please remember to state in your application that you are applying to a Back leaders in Cancer PhD.

Application deadline: 15^th November 2023