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Postgraduate Study

Course closed:

Cancer Biology (part-time) is no longer accepting new applications.

Funding Opportunities

Funding for MRes fees (staff rates) and consumables only is available from Cancer Research UK, via the CRUK Cambridge Centre. Applicants should therefore be Academic Clinical Fellows whose salaries are being paid via the NIHR (or an alternative funder).

PhD funding (covering salary, home fees and consumables) is available via the CRUK Clinical Research Training Fellow programme.

Clinical Applicants do not need to apply for funding through the University's funding system.

For non-clinical applicants fully funded studentships are available form the CRUK Cambridge centre, covering salary, consumables and home fees.

As a non-clinical applicant you must apply for funding through the University's funding system if your fee status is international.

General Funding Opportunities


Fees and Maintenance

My fee status is:

I shall have the following financial dependants:

Your Estimated Annual Commitment:


Component Cost
University Composition Fee £5,178
Total Annual Commitment £5,178
Component Cost
University Composition Fee £11,418
Total Annual Commitment £11,418

Please note that fees shown for the PhD portion of the course are an estimate based on the current PhD fee.  Fees applicable to your year of entry to the PhD have not yet been confirmed, but are likely to be 5% higher than the estimate presented.

Guidance on calculation of your maintenance costs can be found here: Maintenance costs for part-time students | Postgraduate Study (cam.ac.uk)

Key Information


2 years part-time MRes + 3 years full-time PhD part-time

Study Mode : Research

Doctor of Philosophy
Master of Research in the first instance

Department of Oncology

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Dates and deadlines:

Applications open
Oct. 1, 2024
Application deadline
Nov. 19, 2024
Course Starts
Oct. 1, 2025

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

Course Funding Deadline
Jan. 7, 2025
Gates Cambridge US round only
Oct. 16, 2024

These deadlines apply to applications for courses starting in Michaelmas 2025, Lent 2026 and Easter 2026.


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