Overview
Characterised by first-class training, internationality, dedicated mentoring and early independence in research, it is among the world's most competitive PhD training schemes in molecular biology. All of EMBL's six outstations participate in the Biological Science (EBI) programme offered at The University of Cambridge.
Features
- EMBL-EBI provides a highly collaborative, interdisciplinary environment in which research and service provision are closely allied.
- We are a world leader in bioinformatics research and service provision, as we are at the centre of global efforts to collect and disseminate biological data. We share a campus with the Wellcome Sanger Institute, 12 miles south of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- EMBL Predoctoral Core Course in Molecular Biology in Heidelberg
- Primers for Predocs
- nomination of a thesis advisory committee to monitor student progress, and submit and defend a project proposal.
- students will need to submit a second annual report to the thesis advisory committee, participate in the Bioinformatics course and predoc seminar day.
- students will need to submit a third annual report to the thesis advisory committee.
- students will need to write and submit their thesis: PhD awarded following Degree Committee approval and successful completion of an oral examination.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
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Disciplines
Molecular Sciences View 32 other PhDs in Molecular Sciences in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Two academic references
- Transcript
- CV/resume
- Evidence of competence in English
- If required - you can check using our tool
- Statement of Interest (M)
- Research Proposal (O)
- Proposed Supervisor (Optional)
Tuition Fee
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International
37458 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 37458 GBP per year during 36 months. -
National
9858 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 9858 GBP per year during 36 months.
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