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Cancer Studies PhD,MPhil,MD

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Full time | University of Leicester | 3 years | APR-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

3 years

Start date

APR-24

Key information
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Qualification type

PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

Subject areas

Oncology

Course type

Research

Course Summary

Leicester Cancer Research Centre offers supervision for the degrees of:

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - full-time and part-time

Master of Philosophy (MPhil) - full-time and part-time

We also offer supervision for the degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD).

We offer PhD, MD, and MPhil supervision in Cancer Studies in areas compatible with the research interests of our academic staff including:

Liquid biopsy for early detection and stratification of cancer

Personalised treatment in B cell malignancies

Personalised medicine

Pre-clinical models enabling drug and biomarker discovery

Cancer prevention

PhD description

PhD students complete an independent research project under the guidance of a supervisory team. The research is normally completed over a maximum period of 3.0-3.5 years (full-time) or 6.0-6.5 years (part-time).

A fourth year (full-time) or seventh year (part-time) or the remaining part of this can be used to prepare the thesis for examination. The thesis should not normally exceed 50,000 words and must make an original contribution to knowledge and contain work of publishable quality. The thesis must then be defended in a viva voce (oral) examination before a degree can be awarded.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£4,786

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£23,650

Entry requirements

Students must hold a UK undergraduate (Bachelor's) degree with at least First-Class or Upper Second-Class honours or an equivalent qualification from a recognised overseas institution. All applications are considered on a case-by-case basis with professional experience also given consideration even if academic grades are not quite achieved.

University information

The University of Leicester has a distinguished history of excellence in education for more than a hundred years. It has been a crucible in which great minds and mentors have come together to break new ground, develop fresh ideas and invent useful methods of understanding our world. Research has always been a driving force behind the university’s success, and Leicester’s postgraduate community engages with some of the most significant social,...more