Cancer (Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre) PhD 36 months PHD Programme By The University of Edinburgh |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

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Main Subject Area

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Programme overview

Main Subject

Medicine

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre strives to take a comprehensive approach to cancer research with themes including brain, colorectal, gynaecological, hepatobiliary, mesothelioma, pancreatic and others, combining both laboratory-based research, clinical approaches and analytical.


Overall the centre accepts self-funded students, a number of students from other funded programs and there are several highly competitive fully-funded PhD studentships awarded from the CRUK Scotland Centre for both non-clinical and clinical researchers/medical students. 


MScRs are generally for 1 year and PhDs are generally for 3 years, although some programs are funded for longer due to extra training associated with these programs. 

Programme overview

Main Subject

Medicine

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre strives to take a comprehensive approach to cancer research with themes including brain, colorectal, gynaecological, hepatobiliary, mesothelioma, pancreatic and others, combining both laboratory-based research, clinical approaches and analytical.


Overall the centre accepts self-funded students, a number of students from other funded programs and there are several highly competitive fully-funded PhD studentships awarded from the CRUK Scotland Centre for both non-clinical and clinical researchers/medical students. 


MScRs are generally for 1 year and PhDs are generally for 3 years, although some programs are funded for longer due to extra training associated with these programs. 

Admission Requirements

Entry requirements for individual programmes vary, so please check the details for the specific programme you wish to apply for on the University of Edinburgh website. You will also need to meet the University’s language requirements.

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