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Postgraduate Study

My experience as a Post Graduate student in the Department of Genetics has been very rewarding. I’ve had the opportunity to work with a brilliant supervisor and lab members who have been incredibly supportive, offering guidance and constructive feedback throughout my project. Conducting research in a field I’m passionate about has been an amazing experience, as not only have I gotten to learn more about this topic but through this experience my critical thinking, problem solving, and technical skills have strengthened. As a postgraduate student we have access to many optional workshops and classes from academic writing to bioinformatics, which are incredibly useful in developing as a researcher. This experience has truly prepared me for a career in research and has been one I have thoroughly enjoyed.

Kate O'Brien (April 2, 2025)

The Department of Genetics is both big and small. It's big enough that it houses research groups that span many different themes in biology; it's small enough that you get to know most people working here within a few years. This means that if you ever need help running an experiment or exploring something theoretically, you'll know of a friendly face within the department who is an expert! 

 

Yuri Takahashi - Herchel Smith PhD Student (Steventon Group) (March 24, 2025)

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Key Information


3-4 years full-time

4-7 years part-time

Study Mode : Research

Doctor of Philosophy

Department of Genetics

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Dates and deadlines:

Applications open
Sept. 4, 2024
Application deadline
Oct. 2, 2025
Course Starts
Jan. 5, 2026

Some courses can close early. See the Deadlines page for guidance on when to apply.

Applications open
Sept. 4, 2024
Application deadline
Jan. 14, 2026
Course Starts
April 17, 2026

Some courses can close early. See the Deadlines page for guidance on when to apply.

Michaelmas 2026

Applications open
Sept. 3, 2025
Application deadline
May 14, 2026
Course Starts
Oct. 1, 2026

Some courses can close early. See the Deadlines page for guidance on when to apply.

Applications open
Sept. 3, 2025
Application deadline
Oct. 1, 2026
Course Starts
Jan. 5, 2027

Some courses can close early. See the Deadlines page for guidance on when to apply.

Applications open
Sept. 3, 2025
Application deadline
Jan. 14, 2027
Course Starts
April 17, 2027

Some courses can close early. See the Deadlines page for guidance on when to apply.

Course Funding Deadline
Jan. 7, 2026
Gates Cambridge US round only
Oct. 15, 2025

These deadlines apply to applications for courses starting in Michaelmas , Lent and Easter .


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