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APPLYING TO GENETICS

The Course Description is "PhD in Genetics"; entering the word Genetics in the Course Directory Search should bring this up

When prompted in the research section of the on-line application, please make sure that you enter the name(s) of the supervisor(s) you are applying to work with, and the topic area; if more than one is listed please give a priority order.

Please remember that, although you may see later dates by which you can apply to enter the course, the deadline for funding by the NERC Doctoral Landscape Award (and for consideration for research areas listed by the DLA) for 2025 entry is early January (exact date TBC) at noon.

Click here to start the application process.

Other details about postgraduate training in Genetics are on the department website.

Genetics at Cambridge is rated 3rd in the QS World University Rankings. The Department of Genetics hosts 83 researchers across 27 research groups covering a wide range of interests and model systems, all centred round the application of genetics approaches to understanding fundamental questions in modern biology.