Course summary
This programme has a "1+3" structure: the master's (MRes) year aims to deliver research experience and training to prepare students for focusing on a topic for PhD, and it also offers opportunities to sample multidisciplinary teaching and research to broaden appreciation of the context in which their own research falls. In the MRes year, students will rotate in the laboratories of three different contributing supervisors to give experience of different working environments; attend lectures and seminars to gain a critical understanding of the major topics in their area of research; choose from a series of lectures and practicals on research methods; and develop a doctoral research proposal, which is assessed along with other elements, for a master's degree. The Cardiovascular Research programme trains scientists in cross-disciplinary research related to cardiovascular disease, combining formal training in molecular and cellular biology, physiology of model organisms, human physiology, human genetics, genomics and population health sciences. The programme brings together world-leading expertise in three interlinked research areas: vascular biology; stem cell and developmental biology; and population health and genomics. Contributing researchers are drawn from cardiovascular medicine and respiratory medicine, public health and primary care, clinical biochemistry, clinical pharmacology, haematology, biochemistry, pharmacology and physiology, and several interdisciplinary institutes: the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Institute of Public Health, Institute of Metabolic Science, and Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine. The programme has close links and shares investigators with the established Wellcome Trust MRes + PhD doctoral training programme in Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disease.
Assessment method
Thesis.
Entry requirements
The university considers applications from eligible students who already have or expect to obtain at least an Upper 2nd Class Honours or equivalent in any subject relevant to the programme (including, for instance, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, physiology, pharmacology, medicine, statistics, epidemiology, and related subjects); candidates should normally be a national of the European economic area (EEA) with relevant connection to the EEA; relevant connection would be established if an individual has (i) been ordinarily resident in the EEA, and (ii) has an appropriate degree from a university in the EEA, or has worked in a university, hospital or research institution in the EEA for at least the past 3 years, or did so before taking up an appointment outside the EEA; candidates who are not EEA nationals may be eligible to apply if the individual has worked in a university (providing it is not for the sole purpose of full-time education), hospital or research institution in the UK for at least 3 years, prior to the date of application. IELTS score of 7.0.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Additional fee information
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Sponsorship information
British Heart Foundation.
Provider information
University of Cambridge
The Old Schools
Trinity Lane
Cambridge
CB2 1TN