Teaching

This Masters (MPhil) course is entirely research-based, so there are no taught elements. However students are encouraged to attend the various seminars and courses run within the Department of Haematology, the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute and the wider University. Students within the Department will be members of the University's Postgraduate School of Life Sciences (PSLS) who offer a wide variety of core skills and professional development training. Visit the Researcher Development page on the PSLS website for more information, i.e. the University Core Skills Training Programme, which includes sessions on Time Management, Presentation and Performance and Scientific Writing.

All students studying in the Department will be required to undertake some essential training when they first start. This includes various safety inductions and facility introductory courses on Imaging and Bioinformatics, as well as centrally run statistics courses.

One to one supervision	During their MPhil, students are based in a research group, supported on a day-to-day basis by their Principal Supervisor and often a senior postdoc within the research group. Discussions are held on a daily basis at the bench and weekly during lab meetings. On average, supervisors meet with the students every two weeks to discuss progress. More widely, students are supported by the Department Postgraduate Education Committee and Postgraduate Student Committee. The University of Cambridge publishes an annual Code of Practice which sets out the University’s expectations regarding supervision.
Seminars & classes	Our Postgraduate students are expected to attend all Department seminars , as well as the various research seminars, talks and workshops held across the Biomedical Research Campus and elsewhere in the University. Department-wide seminars are generally held weekly on Monday's and Wednesday's, with talks delivered by researchers with the Department of Haematology/Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, as well as visiting speakers. All students are expected to attend these internal and external seminars held within the Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, including the 'Research Culture and Integrity' seminar series. The CSCI/Haematology Postgraduate Student Committee organise further student-led seminars and events for students within the Department. These seminars are an essential part of the MPhil and PhD journeys and a chance to hear about the wide range of research being carried out within the department and beyond.
Small group teaching	Weekly lab meetings within the research group.
Journal clubs	This varies according to the research group that the student has chosen.
Posters and Presentations	MPhil students based in CSCI labs are expected to present their work in one of the CSCI/Haematology weekly 'internal seminars' during the Easter Term. Depending on the research group, there may be opportunities to attend and present at external conferences.
Taught/Research Balance	Entirely Research

Feedback

All Department of Haematology Postgraduate students attend regular lab meetings with their research group, have one-to-one meetings with their supervisor and are expected to give a seminar presentation to the Department in Easter Term, after which audience feedback is given.

The Department of Haematology 'Postgraduate Education Committee' members are available at any time to discuss any matters arising.

Students receive termly formal feedback regarding their progress in the form of termly online reports (Postgraduate Feedback and Reporting System (PFRS)) completed by their Principal Supervisor.

The supervisor will provide written feedback to the student each term with progress reports submitted online. The feedback will relate to the progress the student has made and include a specific comment on their research project. This will be discussed with the student in advance of the submission of the report to the University.

Assessment

Thesis / Dissertation

The MPhil in Haematology is examined via submission of an MPhil thesis and subsequent oral examination (viva).

The thesis must be no longer than 20,000 words in length, exclusive of tables, footnotes, bibliography, and appendices and must satisfy the examiners that the candidate can design and carry out an original investigation, assess and interpret the results, and place the work in the wider context of the subject.

Other

The MPhil in Haematology is a predominantly research-based course, so no other formal assessment takes place during the MPhil.

All Postgraduate students will however be required to give research talks/poster presentations at Department-wide events.