The Classics MPhil is intended to give students with relevant experience at first-degree level the opportunity to carry out focused research in Classical subjects and acquire or develop skills and expertise relevant to their research interests. These objectives are achieved by:

Giving students the experience and guidance necessary for them to be able to formulate a realistic research proposal and to prepare written work based on such a proposal to a strict timetable.

Showing students how to marshal and understand relevant bibliography (including the use of computer technology) to broaden their appreciation of the principal issues that shape a given field and to encourage them to develop insights which might form the basis of an original contribution to the debates in question.

Giving students the experience of attending and contributing to at least one weekly postgraduate seminar to present their own work and discuss the issues that arise from it with an audience of senior and junior members of the Faculty.

Where relevant:

providing teaching in a range of technical/specialist skills central to research in the different branches of Classics (e.g., numismatics, epigraphy) and giving students the opportunity to base some of their essay work or an assessed exercise on the knowledge so acquired

providing students with the teaching necessary to bring an elementary knowledge of Greek and/or Latin to a standard adequate for research purposes and giving them the opportunity to take an appropriate examination

providing students with the opportunity to learn the basics of ancient languages related to Greek and Latin (e.g., Linear B), and to take an appropriate examination

encouraging students to improve their knowledge of the modern languages in which research relevant to their principal field of interest is normally written

This degree is also designed to complement, extend and complete undergraduate study in Classics. More information is available on the MPhil in Classics page on the Faculty of Classics website.

The Department of Chemistry offers the PhD as a full-time or part-time research period and introduces students to research skills and specialist knowledge.

Please note: part-time study may not always be viable and will be considered on a case-by-case basis, so please discuss this option with your proposed Supervisor before applying for this mode of study. There are attendance requirements, and part-time students will need to live close enough to Cambridge to meet these requirements.

Students are integrated into the research culture of the department by joining a research group, supervised by one of our academic staff, in one of the following areas of chemistry:

Biological Chemistry

• Life is the chemistry that goes on inside every one of us. We seek to understand this chemistry, both the physical processes occurring at the molecular level and the chemical reactions, and we also seek to control the chemistry as a way to treat diseases. Biological Chemistry at Cambridge comprises several research groups with additional contributions from many more. The major themes are biological polymers, proteins and nucleic acids: How they interact with each other and with small molecules. How do proteins fold to a defined structure, and why do they sometimes not fold properly but aggregate, causing neurodegenerative diseases? How do proteins catalyse the reactions that they do and can we make small molecules that inhibit these processes? What structures can nucleic acids adopt? How can we detect them, and what is the role of modifications of individual nucleotides? How can we target medicinally active compounds to where they are needed in the body? By addressing these questions, we seek to improve human health and the treatment of diseases.

Materials Chemistry

• The technological devices we depend on, from aeroplanes to mobile phones, rely upon ever-increasing structural complexity for their function. Designing complex materials for these devices through the art of chemical synthesis brings challenges and opportunities.
• Members of the Materials RIG invent new materials in view of potential applications. Modern materials chemistry is a wide-ranging topic that includes surfaces, interfaces, polymers, nanoparticles and nanoporous materials, self-assembly, and biomaterials. Its applications include oil recovery and separation, catalysis, photovoltaics, fuel cells and batteries, crystallisation and pharmaceutical formulation, gas sorption, energy, functional materials, biocompatible materials, computer memory, and sensors.

Physical and Atmospheric Chemistry

• Physical Chemistry at Cambridge has two broad but overlapping aims. One is to understand the properties of molecular systems in terms of physical principles. This work underpins many developing technological applications that affect us all, such as nanotechnology, sensors, and molecular medicine. The other is atmospheric chemistry, where the interactions between chemical composition, climate and health are studied using a range of computer modelling and experiment-based approaches. Together, these two areas form a richly interdisciplinary subject spanning the full range of scientific methodologies: experimental, theoretical and computational. It is a research area with something for everyone.

Synthetic Chemistry

• Synthetic research at Cambridge is focused on developing innovative new methods to make and use molecules of function. Our interests range from innovative catalytic strategies to make small molecules to supramolecular assemblies or the total synthesis of biologically important compounds and natural products. Our research is diverse, pioneering and internationally leading. The dynamic environment created by the research groups working at the field's cutting edge makes postgraduate research at Cambridge the best place for outstanding and motivated students.

Theoretical Chemistry

• Research in Theoretical Chemistry covers a wide range of lengths and timescales, including the active development of new theoretical and computational tools. The applications include high-resolution spectroscopy, atomic and molecular clusters, biophysics, surface science, and condensed matter, complementing experimental research in the department.
• We develop new tools for quantum and classical simulations, informatics, and investigate molecules using descriptions that range from atomic detail to coarse-grained models of mesoscopic matter. This work often begins with analytical theory, developed into new computer programs, applied to molecules and materials of contemporary interest, and ultimately compared with experiments.

The educational aims of the PhD programme are:

• give students with relevant experience at the master's level the opportunity to carry out focused research in the discipline under close supervision
• give students the opportunity to acquire or develop skills and expertise relevant to their research interests
• provide all students with relevant and useful researcher development training opportunities to broaden their horizons and properly equip them for the opportunity which they seek following their PhD studies

The Department of Chemistry offers the MPhil as a full-time research period and introduces students to research skills and specialist knowledge. Students are integrated into the research culture of the department by joining a research group, supervised by one of our academic staff, in one of the following areas of chemistry:

Biological Chemistry

Life is the chemistry that goes on inside every one of us. We seek to understand this chemistry, both the physical processes occurring at the molecular level and the chemical reactions, and we also seek to control the chemistry as a way to treat diseases. Biological Chemistry at Cambridge comprises several research groups with additional contributions from many more. The major themes are biological polymers, proteins and nucleic acids: How they interact with each other and with small molecules. How do proteins fold to a defined structure, and why do they sometimes not fold properly but aggregate, causing neurodegenerative diseases? How do proteins catalyse the reactions that they do and can we make small molecules that inhibit these processes? What structures can nucleic acids adopt? How can we detect them, and what is the role of modifications of individual nucleotides? How can we target medicinally active compounds to where they are needed in the body? By addressing these questions, we seek to improve human health and the treatment of diseases.

Materials Chemistry

The technological devices we depend on, from aeroplanes to mobile phones, rely upon ever-increasing structural complexity for their function. Designing complex materials for these devices through the art of chemical synthesis brings challenges and opportunities.

Members of the Materials RIG invent new materials in view of potential applications. Modern materials chemistry is a wide-ranging topic that includes surfaces, interfaces, polymers, nanoparticles and nanoporous materials, self-assembly, and biomaterials. Its applications include oil recovery and separation, catalysis, photovoltaics, fuel cells and batteries, crystallisation and pharmaceutical formulation, gas sorption, energy, functional materials, biocompatible materials, computer memory, and sensors.

Physical and Atmospheric Chemistry

Physical Chemistry at Cambridge has two broad but overlapping aims. One is to understand the properties of molecular systems in terms of physical principles. This work underpins many developing technological applications that affect us all, such as nanotechnology, sensors, and molecular medicine. The other is atmospheric chemistry, where the interactions between chemical composition, climate and health are studied using a range of computer modelling and experiment-based approaches. Together, these two areas form a richly interdisciplinary subject spanning the full range of scientific methodologies: experimental, theoretical and computational. It is a research area with something for everyone.

Synthetic Chemistry

Synthetic research at Cambridge is focused on developing innovative new methods to make and use molecules of function. Our interests range from innovative catalytic strategies to make small molecules to supramolecular assemblies or the total synthesis of biologically important compounds and natural products. Our research is diverse, pioneering and internationally leading. The dynamic environment created by the research groups working at the field's cutting edge makes postgraduate research at Cambridge the best place for outstanding and motivated students.

Theoretical Chemistry

Research in Theoretical Chemistry covers a wide range of lengths and timescales, including the active development of new theoretical and computational tools. The applications include high-resolution spectroscopy, atomic and molecular clusters, biophysics, surface science, and condensed matter, complementing experimental research in the department.

We develop new tools for quantum and classical simulations, informatics, and investigate molecules using descriptions that range from atomic detail to coarse-grained models of mesoscopic matter. This work often begins with analytical theory, developed into new computer programs, applied to molecules and materials of contemporary interest, and ultimately compared with experiments.

The educational aims of the MPhil programme are to:

• give students with relevant experience at the first-degree level the opportunity to carry out focused research in the discipline under close supervision
• provide all students with the opportunity to acquire or develop skills and expertise relevant to their research interests as well as to be trained in more broadly applicable skills

The course's main aims are to give students relevant experience, the opportunity to carry out focused research in their discipline under close supervision, and the opportunity to acquire or develop skills and expertise relevant to their research interests. Please note, however, that the MPhil in Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology does not "convert" to a PhD. The course leads to a Master's degree only, and students wishing to pursue a PhD must reapply for admission as a PhD student.

Students progress their research projects under academic supervision for one year, and at the conclusion of their studies, they are examined by thesis and oral examination.

The Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology offers PhDs in Chemical Engineering or Biotechnology. Research within the department covers a wide and exciting array of activities ranging from quite fundamental research in biology through to the traditional fields of chemical engineering, and the specifics of any project will dictate the activities of the student.

Please consult our Research Groups page for further information.

The Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Cambridge Centre is a dynamic collaboration of academic researchers, clinicians, and the pharmaceutical and biotech industries based in the Cambridge area. We combine world-class science and technology with excellent patient care to pioneer new ways to prevent, detect and treat cancer. By working together across different disciplines, we are breaking down the barriers between the laboratory and the clinic, enabling patients to benefit from the latest innovations in cancer science.

The CRUK Cambridge Centre has an innovative MRes/PhD programme, with the aim of training the cancer research leaders of the future across the widest possible range of disciplines working together to make meaningful progress in this challenging and rewarding area.

At the end of the MRes/PhD programme, candidates will be prepared for further postdoctoral training to produce the cancer research leaders of the future.

The first year of this programme, the MRes in Cancer Biology, has research elements as well as additional training elements.

The overall MRes programme is designed to give students a broad understanding of both the basic biology as well as clinical management of the whole spectrum of malignant diseases. It also allows students to develop their own skills in experimental science as well as in project design and management.

The first-year MRes degree comprises two research rotations, a weekly 'Lectures in Cancer Biology and Medicine' series, together with a short intensive teaching period in genomic medicine, and a short placement in a patient-facing clinical setting. The placement will enable insight into the rewards and challenges of cancer research and development of diagnostics and treatments. Project write-ups, group presentations and the formation of a PhD proposal are also integral to the programme.

The MRes programme aims to introduce students to research skills and specialist knowledge as well as a more general grounding in cancer biology. Its main aims are:

to give students with relevant experience at the first-degree level the opportunity to carry out focussed research in the discipline under close supervision; and

to give students the opportunity to acquire or develop skills and expertise relevant to their research interests;

to give students a broad grounding in both the theory of cancer genomic medicine and also more insight into the practicalities of clinical cancer treatment and care.

Successful completion of the one-year MRes programme will lead to a three-year PhD, usually in one of the rotation project host laboratories, which will allow in-depth study of a particular area of cancer biology.

PhD students are probationary during their first year. Full PhD registration occurs after the successful completion of a report and viva at the end of their first year of the PhD stage. The PhD itself is examined by thesis and viva.

Please contact Carmen Neagoe for information regarding this programme.

Please contact Carmen Neagoe for information regarding this programme.

The MSt in Building History, devised in collaboration with English Heritage (now Historic England), is unique in its combination of British architectural history with practical tuition in interpreting building fabric. It provides an overview of architectural evolution and an awareness of the principal approaches to the exploration of architectural evidence. It also sets out to train students in the rigorous and effective use of primary sources, preparing them for careers in historic building research, recording, assessment and curation, or in suitable cases for progression to doctoral-level research.

The course is aimed at applicants with professional interests and ambitions in architectural history, buildings archaeology, historic building conservation and heritage management, and is specifically intended to be compatible with in-service career development as well as with embarking on a new career while continuing to work. It is aimed particularly at:

· students from a wide variety of backgrounds – particularly archaeology, architecture, art history and history – who wish to become building historians or to apply building history skills in a broad range of heritage-related fields;

· existing historic environment professionals wishing to formalise or extend their historical understanding of the built environment;

· particularly able candidates hoping to proceed to doctoral research on a related topic.

The course is hosted by the Department of Clinical Neurosciences and is supported by the School of Clinical Medicine. Students will benefit from a wide range of world-leading experts, including via seminars, journal clubs and social events. The course provides the ideal foundation for a future PhD or industry position. Its main aims for students are:

1. Comprehensive Knowledge: Equip students with a broad understanding of neurological and neuro-oncological disorders, including the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the nervous system.

2. Cutting-Edge Research: Equip students with the skills and knowledge to engage in cutting-edge research in clinical neurosciences. This includes developing innovative therapeutic strategies, and contributing to the understanding of neural mechanisms underlying neurological and neuro-oncological disorders.

3. Research Competence: Foster the ability to design, conduct, and critically appraise research, encouraging evidence-based practice and innovation in the field.

4. Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Promote teamwork and collaboration across various neuroscientific and medical specialties to provide holistic patient care.

5. Ethical Practice: Instil a strong sense of ethics and professionalism, ensuring that students are prepared to handle the complexities of research work with integrity.

6. Research Training: To acquire transferable knowledge and expertise in the design, analysis and critical appraisal of research as well as communication and team building in a research environment.

7. Lifelong Learning: Encourage a commitment to continuous learning and professional development to keep pace with advancements in the field.