Cancer MPhil, PhD, MD 36 months PHD Programme By Newcastle University |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

31,900 GBPTuition Fee/year

Starting Month

Jan, Apr, SepStarting Month

Programme overview

Main Subject

Health/Healthcare

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

We're a major training base for the next generation of cancer researchers. Clinicians, scientists and students engaged in cancer research at Newcastle share a common purpose: to improve treatment outcomes for patients with cancer.


Our staff and postgraduate students work in the Faculty of Medical Sciences or the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences. The Newcastle University Centre for Cancer operates right across the cancer research pathway with strengths ranging from cell biology and clinical trials to healthcare research and cancer research training, including:


  • cancer discovery bioscience
  • translational cancer research
  • population-based cancer research

Our Centre covers many areas of cancer research, including:


  • childhood cancers
  • drug discovery and therapeutics
  • clinical trials, biomarkers and pharmacology

We offer approximately 15 MD, PhD and integrated MRes/PhD studentships each year. This includes the Newcastle Cancer Centre training programme. Projects in all research areas are available to fully-funded international students.


Members of our postgraduate community come from a variety of subject backgrounds. This includes:


  • biological and biomedical sciences
  • chemistry
  • genetics
  • pharmacy
  • medicine
  • dentistry
  • veterinary medicine

Programme overview

Main Subject

Health/Healthcare

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

We're a major training base for the next generation of cancer researchers. Clinicians, scientists and students engaged in cancer research at Newcastle share a common purpose: to improve treatment outcomes for patients with cancer.


Our staff and postgraduate students work in the Faculty of Medical Sciences or the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences. The Newcastle University Centre for Cancer operates right across the cancer research pathway with strengths ranging from cell biology and clinical trials to healthcare research and cancer research training, including:


  • cancer discovery bioscience
  • translational cancer research
  • population-based cancer research

Our Centre covers many areas of cancer research, including:


  • childhood cancers
  • drug discovery and therapeutics
  • clinical trials, biomarkers and pharmacology

We offer approximately 15 MD, PhD and integrated MRes/PhD studentships each year. This includes the Newcastle Cancer Centre training programme. Projects in all research areas are available to fully-funded international students.


Members of our postgraduate community come from a variety of subject backgrounds. This includes:


  • biological and biomedical sciences
  • chemistry
  • genetics
  • pharmacy
  • medicine
  • dentistry
  • veterinary medicine

Admission Requirements

6.5+
125+

MPhil - a 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a science or medicine related subject.


PhD - a 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent. Further research experience or a master’s degree would be advantageous.


MD - an MBBS, or an equivalent medical degree.

36 Months
Jan
Apr

Tuition fees

Domestic
5,238 GBP
International
31,900 GBP

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