PhD in Paediatrics
36 monthsProgramme duration
56,083 GBPTuition Fee/year
16 May, 2024Application Deadline
OctStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Medicine
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
Doctoral studies are carried out by science postgraduates, medical students combining clinical training with the PhD, and clinically qualified doctors undertaking scientific training. Each student conducts their PhD project under the direction of their principal supervisor, with additional teaching and guidance provided by a second supervisor.
The PhD course provides:
Most research groups have weekly or fortnightly meetings in which all members discuss each other's work. You will be required to attend seminars and you will have the opportunity to go to scientific meetings. These bring you into direct contact with prominent and active scientists in your field from around the world. You will also give scientific talks yourself. You will be expected to attend courses, either directly related to your research or which teach you related skills such as how to write a scientific paper, use databases, interact with the media and so on. Many of these courses are run by the Postgraduate School of Life Sciences, but Paediatrics has its own series of seminars.
Cambridge is an amazing place in which to learn how to do cutting-edge research and benefit from interaction with visiting speakers and collaborators from all over the world.
The PhD course provides:
- a period of a sustained in-depth study of a specific topic;
- an environment that encourages originality and creativity in research;
- skills to enable a student to critically examine the background literature relevant to their specific research area;
- the opportunity to develop skills in making and testing hypotheses, in developing new theories, and in planning and conducting experiments;
- the opportunity to expand a student’s knowledge of a research area, including its theoretical foundations and the specific techniques used to study it;
- the opportunity to gain knowledge of the broader field of paediatric research; and
- an environment in which to develop skills in written work, oral presentation and publishing research results in high-profile scientific journals, through constructive feedback.
Most research groups have weekly or fortnightly meetings in which all members discuss each other's work. You will be required to attend seminars and you will have the opportunity to go to scientific meetings. These bring you into direct contact with prominent and active scientists in your field from around the world. You will also give scientific talks yourself. You will be expected to attend courses, either directly related to your research or which teach you related skills such as how to write a scientific paper, use databases, interact with the media and so on. Many of these courses are run by the Postgraduate School of Life Sciences, but Paediatrics has its own series of seminars.
Cambridge is an amazing place in which to learn how to do cutting-edge research and benefit from interaction with visiting speakers and collaborators from all over the world.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Medicine
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
Doctoral studies are carried out by science postgraduates, medical students combining clinical training with the PhD, and clinically qualified doctors undertaking scientific training. Each student conducts their PhD project under the direction of their principal supervisor, with additional teaching and guidance provided by a second supervisor.
The PhD course provides:
Most research groups have weekly or fortnightly meetings in which all members discuss each other's work. You will be required to attend seminars and you will have the opportunity to go to scientific meetings. These bring you into direct contact with prominent and active scientists in your field from around the world. You will also give scientific talks yourself. You will be expected to attend courses, either directly related to your research or which teach you related skills such as how to write a scientific paper, use databases, interact with the media and so on. Many of these courses are run by the Postgraduate School of Life Sciences, but Paediatrics has its own series of seminars.
Cambridge is an amazing place in which to learn how to do cutting-edge research and benefit from interaction with visiting speakers and collaborators from all over the world.
The PhD course provides:
- a period of a sustained in-depth study of a specific topic;
- an environment that encourages originality and creativity in research;
- skills to enable a student to critically examine the background literature relevant to their specific research area;
- the opportunity to develop skills in making and testing hypotheses, in developing new theories, and in planning and conducting experiments;
- the opportunity to expand a student’s knowledge of a research area, including its theoretical foundations and the specific techniques used to study it;
- the opportunity to gain knowledge of the broader field of paediatric research; and
- an environment in which to develop skills in written work, oral presentation and publishing research results in high-profile scientific journals, through constructive feedback.
Most research groups have weekly or fortnightly meetings in which all members discuss each other's work. You will be required to attend seminars and you will have the opportunity to go to scientific meetings. These bring you into direct contact with prominent and active scientists in your field from around the world. You will also give scientific talks yourself. You will be expected to attend courses, either directly related to your research or which teach you related skills such as how to write a scientific paper, use databases, interact with the media and so on. Many of these courses are run by the Postgraduate School of Life Sciences, but Paediatrics has its own series of seminars.
Cambridge is an amazing place in which to learn how to do cutting-edge research and benefit from interaction with visiting speakers and collaborators from all over the world.
Admission Requirements
193+
100+
7+
Applicants for this course should have achieved a UK Good II.i Honours Degree.
The undergraduate degree should be relevant to the topic of the proposed PhD.
16 May 2024
3 Years
Oct
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
Tuition fees
Domestic
28,483 GBP
International
56,083 GBP
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