Department of Veterinary Medicine

The Cambridge Biosciences DTP is a four year fully-funded PhD programme that aims to create highly skilled and employable people. The programme offers training across 23 University Departments/Institutes and 3 Partner Institutes providing access to a wide range of research areas related to the strategic themes of the BBSRC. We offer two types of DTP studentships:

• Targeted

• iCase

During the programme, DTP Targeted students will undertake two ten-week rotations in different labs before commencing their PhD. They will receive training in a variety of areas including but not limited to statistics, programming, ethics, data analysis, scientific writing and public engagement. Students will also undertake a 12-week internship (PIPS).

iCase students are not required to undertake rotations but may do so if they feel that this training would be useful. They must undertake a placement with their Industrial Partner for a minimum of three months and a maximum of 18 months.

Students will be expected to submit their thesis at the end of the fourth year.

Part-time study, whilst not the norm, may be viable, depending on the project, and will be considered on a case by case basis so please discuss this option with your proposed supervisor before making an application for this mode of study.

The MSt Healthcare Data Science course is meticulously designed to empower learners by seamlessly integrating scientific principles with a comprehensive range of behavioural, managerial, and technical skills. The goal is to cultivate highly competitive professionals capable of playing effective roles in health data science projects. The design of the course considers the multidisciplinary nature of this field and incorporates required components from mathematics, statistics, computation, and health sciences to reflect the skills required for level 7 as well as incorporation of knowledge and skills outlined by industry

All healthcare professionals have a professional obligation to contribute to the education and training of health professions students and junior colleagues working in their healthcare teams. Teaching skills are not innate and healthcare professionals with teaching responsibilities need to take steps to ensure that they develop and maintain their educational skills in order to fulfil their role as educators.

This programme builds on prior experience to allow healthcare professionals to develop and extend their knowledge, skills and practice as educators and educational leaders. The programme is designed to introduce students to learning theory and its practical application to their clinical and educational contexts. It covers a variety of teaching and assessment methods, as well as curriculum development and delivery, work-based learning, educational leadership, faculty development and educational research and scholarship, thus providing a sound foundation for educator development.

This part-time postgraduate programme is open to healthcare professionals with responsibility for teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students in clinical settings, within and outside the UK.Students who successfully complete the Certificate course can progress to the Diploma course if they wish, and those who successfully complete the Diploma course might wish to progress to the MSt course.

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.