MPhil in Medical Science (Haematology)

University of Cambridge

The Department of Haematology is located on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. Research in the department falls into three main areas with major relevance for human disease: The Haematopoiesis and Leukaemia Group, the Structural Medicine and Thrombosis Group, and the Transfusion Medicine Group.The department offers a one-year full-time MPhil programme of research under individual supervision of principal investigators based in the Department of Haematology. This course can also be taken as a part-time option for over two years. During their MPhil, the students are based in a research group, supported by their primary supervisor and a Graduate Education Committee / Graduate Student Committee. There is no taught or examined course work, but students are encouraged to attend research seminars on the Biomedical Campus and elsewhere in the University, including graduate student seminars dealing with generic skills such as intellectual property rights, writing a thesis or paper, and entrepreneurship.The MPhil course introduces students to research skills and specialist knowledge. Its main aims are:to give students with relevant experience at a first-degree level the opportunity to carry out focused research in the discipline under close supervision; andto give students the opportunity to acquire or develop skills and expertise relevant to their research interests.By the end of the programme, 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 some self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems, and acted autonomously in the planning and implementation of research.