This new British Heart Foundation (BHF)-funded four-year multidisciplinary PhD is designed to train the next generation of cardiovascular researchers to work in a cross-disciplinary environment that equips students with the technical skills and conceptual knowledge to tackle complex cardiovascular challenges.
The programme draws on a shared pool of internationally recognised supervisors and aligned infrastructures between Cambridge and its partner institution the University of Oxford, who led the bid. This will offer students genuine cross-disciplinary training.
Learning outcomes
Successful students will be awarded a PhD in Medical Science at the end of the fourth (full-time) year.
By the end of the PhD, students will have:
a comprehensive understanding of techniques, and a thorough knowledge of the literature, applicable to their own research;
demonstrated originality in the application of knowledge, together with a practical understanding of how research and enquiry are used to create and interpret knowledge in their field;
shown abilities in the critical evaluation of current research and research techniques and methodologies;
demonstrated self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems, and acted autonomously in the planning and implementation of research.
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