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About the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute

The Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK CI) is situated adjacent to Addenbrooke's Hospital on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.  It aims to link the laboratory to the clinic with a multi-disciplinary approach to cancer-focussed research.  Cancer Research UK, Europe's largest cancer charity, funds much of the research  in the Institute. 

2 courses offered in the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute

The MPhil in Medical Science at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK CI) is a research course that offers each student full integration into one of our world-leading Research Groups, guided by a Group Leader and working closely with postgraduate and postdoctoral colleagues. Each student will pursue a well-defined, specific project and is supported to write a thesis within 12 months of commencing study. Their topic of research will be aligned with and contribute to the overall objectives of the lab.

It should be noted that funding is not normally offered for MPhil study by CRUK CI, and so students will need to have acquired their own external funding.

Postgraduate administration at the Institute is managed by a dedicated Academic Development team, in collaboration with the Director of Postgraduate Education, Professor Florian Markowetz. Additional academic oversight is provided by the Institute's Postgraduate and Postdoc Training Committee (PPTC), and by the Cancer Biology Postgraduate Education Committee (CBPEC) which includes members from the CRUK Cambridge Centre and the University Department of Oncology, as well as CRUK CI.

We also offer a comprehensive Postgraduate Training Programme to all students at CRUK CI, encompassing course-related, skills-based, and career-oriented training delivered by experts in their field, including Group Leaders, Core Facilities managers, Senior Postdocs, industry professionals and University advisors. MPhil students are encouraged to participate in all aspects of postgraduate student life in the Institute, and are full members of the student society, GradSoc.

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The PhD in Medical Science at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK CI) is a research course that offers each student full integration into one of our world-leading Research Groups, guided by a Group Leader and working closely with postgraduate and postdoctoral colleagues. Each student will pursue a well-defined, specific project which will be aligned with and contribute to the overall objectives of the lab.

Postgraduate administration at the Institute is managed by a dedicated Academic Development team, in collaboration with the Director of Postgraduate Education, Professor Florian Markowetz. Additional academic oversight is provided by the Institute's Postgraduate and Postdoc Training Committee (PPTC), and by the Cancer Biology Postgraduate Education Committee (CBPEC) which includes members from the CRUK Cambridge Centre and the University's Department of Oncology, as well as CRUK CI.

We also offer a comprehensive Postgraduate Training Programme to all students at CRUK CI, encompassing course-related, skills-based, and career-oriented training delivered by experts in their field, including Group Leaders, Core Facilities managers, Senior Postdocs, industry professionals and University advisors.

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2 courses also advertised in the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute

From the Faculty of Clinical Medicine

We provide high-quality research training to clinical health professionals with an aptitude for research to enable them to become future leaders in medical and healthcare science. We offer training in an outstanding environment, spanning basic science, translational medicine, interdisciplinary, behavioural and applied health research.

We take great pride in our track record of successfully training health professionals to undertake the highest quality research across Cambridge and Norwich. We offer one of the most rewarding environments in which you could pursue your research training with world-leading researchers in The  Schools of Clinical Medicine and Biological Sciences at the Universities of Cambridge, Wellcome Sanger Institute and other MRC, Wellcome & Cancer Research UK funded Institutes, Centres & Units in the wider Cambridge area, as well as the School of Health Sciences and Norwich Medical School at the University of East Anglia with other partners on the Norwich Research Park.  The most important criteria we are looking for are the pursuit of research excellence, hard work and the will to make a difference to health.

The programme faculty provides mentoring and guidance on opportunities to undertake pre-doctoral research placements, enabling successful candidates to make an informed choice of PhD project and supervisor.  Bespoke training and support for career development for fellows, together with support to supervisors, ensures a successful research experience.  Post-doctorally, we will guide fellows based on their individual progress, to make the transition into higher research fellowships and clinical pathways, enabling ongoing training with continuance of research momentum.

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From the Department of Medicine

This innovative programme was established in 2002 as a collaboration between the University of Cambridge and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US. Its aim is to train outstanding students in biomedical research, taking advantage of the excellent research environments in Cambridge and the US. Students work on collaborative projects organised by co-supervisors in Cambridge and the NIH, spending two years at each institution. Students have access to all NIH facilities and are paid by the NIH. The PhD is awarded by the University of Cambridge.

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