How to apply

How to apply

Prospective postgraduate students should identify one or more research groups and/or named postgraduate programmes that they wish to apply to. Points of contact for each of our research groups can be found on our Research Group Leaders' profile pages. When making contact with a research group, prospective students will need to explain their motivation for undertaking postgraduate training and determine if the group is able to offer a potential postgraduate position in their laboratory. To facilitate initial discussions, prospective students should provide the research group with a single page personal statement, their up-to-date CV, and contact information for two academic references.

Upon obtaining approval from a potential supervisor, prospective students will then need to apply formally through the University's postgraduate admissions process via the Applicant Portal.

Some specialised PhD programmes are available and these may have additional application procedures, for example see the link for the MRC Doctoral Training Programme (DTP)and Cambridge Biosciences DTP PhD Programme. Additionally, other opportunities are advertised via the Department's studentships page. The FindAPhD website will also provide information on available positions in the Department.

AIM: PhD is an application support programme, designed to support PhD applicants with their application for doctoral study at the University of Cambridge.

An overview of the Admissions Process for Graduate Students

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