| Institution | University of Cambridge |
|---|---|
| Department | Biochemistry |
| Web | https://www.cam.ac.uk |
| Study type | Research |
Students are based in a research group and undertake a research project agreed with the principal investigator (supervisor). Each student also has additional mentorship support from an advisor and a Postgraduate Thesis Panel. Although no formal, examined coursework exists, the student's progress is assessed at various stages. The most important is the First-Year Assessment, which comprises submitting a thesis report and an oral examination assessed by two examiners. Registration for a PhD is only possible following a satisfactory outcome from the First-Year Assessment. In their second year, students present their research work in poster form. In the third year, students present their work in a talk given to the whole Department.
The PhD in Biochemistry is designed to train students to be effective research scientists. In addition to developing deep knowledge of a subject area and a broader understanding of the relevant field, students will develop skills in:
identifying experimentally answerable scientific questions and assessing the value of these questions to both science and society designing and executing experiments that test these scientific questions analysing and interpreting experimental data presenting the aims and outcomes of scientific research in both written and oral form sourcing, assessing, and critically evaluating scientific literature time, data, and resource management collaborative and interpersonal professional behaviour The students will acquire many of these skills within the research group. Other skills will be developed outside of their research group: such as both in person and virtual training sessions in the department and from the wide range of courses available within the Postgraduate School of Life Sciences and the University. Students will also belong to a Peer Research Group, composed of other postgraduate students, within which workshops, student research projects, and scientific literature are presented and discussed.
| Level | RQF Level 8 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Applicants for this course should have achieved a UK Good II.i Honours Degree. If your degree is not from the UK, please check International Qualifications to find the equivalent in your country. You must secure the support of a supervisor/group leader within a laboratory before you submit your application. Although it does not guarantee you an offer of admission, you cannot submit your application without it. |
| Location | Cambridge University The Old Schools Trinity Lane Cambridge CB2 1TN |
Students are based in a research group and undertake a research project agreed with the principal investigator (supervisor). Each student also has additional mentorship support from an advisor and a Postgraduate Thesis Panel. Although no formal, examined coursework exists, the student's progress is assessed at various stages. The most important is the First-Year Assessment, which comprises submitting a thesis report and an oral examination assessed by two examiners. Registration for a PhD is only possible following a satisfactory outcome from the First-Year Assessment. In their second year, students present their research work in poster form. In the third year, students present their work in a talk given to the whole Department.
The PhD in Biochemistry is designed to train students to be effective research scientists. In addition to developing deep knowledge of a subject area and a broader understanding of the relevant field, students will develop skills in:
identifying experimentally answerable scientific questions and assessing the value of these questions to both science and society designing and executing experiments that test these scientific questions analysing and interpreting experimental data presenting the aims and outcomes of scientific research in both written and oral form sourcing, assessing, and critically evaluating scientific literature time, data, and resource management collaborative and interpersonal professional behaviour The students will acquire many of these skills within the research group. Other skills will be developed outside of their research group: such as both in person and virtual training sessions in the department and from the wide range of courses available within the Postgraduate School of Life Sciences and the University. Students will also belong to a Peer Research Group, composed of other postgraduate students, within which workshops, student research projects, and scientific literature are presented and discussed.
| Level | RQF Level 8 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Applicants for this course should have achieved a UK Good II.i Honours Degree. If your degree is not from the UK, please check International Qualifications to find the equivalent in your country. You must secure the support of a supervisor/group leader within a laboratory before you submit your application. Although it does not guarantee you an offer of admission, you cannot submit your application without it. |
| Location | Cambridge University The Old Schools Trinity Lane Cambridge CB2 1TN |
Major research projects include: cancer biology; transmembrane signalling; control of cellular metabolism, growth, differentiation and apoptosis using nuclear magnetic resonance, molecular biology and biochemical methodology; bacterial virulence; biosynthesis, regulation and mode of action of antibiotics; protein folding and protein engineering; macromolecular assemblies; nuclear magnetic resonance and x-ray studies of protein structure and protein-DNA interactions; protein targeting to organelles; function of clathrin-coated vesicles; molecular biology and evolution of photosynthetic bacteria; bacteriophage biology; toxin-antitoxin systems; chemical biology; synthetic biology; systems biology; enzymology; molecular embryology; chromatin structure and activation of transcription; molecular biology of cell adhesion and of spermatogenesis and mRNA translation and splicing.
| Level | RQF Level 8 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Applicants for this course should have achieved a UK Good II.i Honours Degree. If your degree is not from the UK, please check International Qualifications to find the equivalent in your country. You must secure the support of a supervisor/group leader within a laboratory before you submit your application. Although it does not guarantee you an offer of admission, you cannot submit your application without it. |
| Location | Cambridge University The Old Schools Trinity Lane Cambridge CB2 1TN |
Major research projects include: cancer biology; transmembrane signalling; control of cellular metabolism, growth, differentiation and apoptosis using nuclear magnetic resonance, molecular biology and biochemical methodology; bacterial virulence; biosynthesis, regulation and mode of action of antibiotics; protein folding and protein engineering; macromolecular assemblies; nuclear magnetic resonance and x-ray studies of protein structure and protein-DNA interactions; protein targeting to organelles; function of clathrin-coated vesicles; molecular biology and evolution of photosynthetic bacteria; bacteriophage biology; toxin-antitoxin systems; chemical biology; synthetic biology; systems biology; enzymology; molecular embryology; chromatin structure and activation of transcription; molecular biology of cell adhesion and of spermatogenesis and mRNA translation and splicing.
| Level | RQF Level 8 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Applicants for this course should have achieved a UK Good II.i Honours Degree. If your degree is not from the UK, please check International Qualifications to find the equivalent in your country. You must secure the support of a supervisor/group leader within a laboratory before you submit your application. Although it does not guarantee you an offer of admission, you cannot submit your application without it. |
| Location | Cambridge University The Old Schools Trinity Lane Cambridge CB2 1TN |