Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Science (Cambridge Mind and Brain Institute) at University of Cambridge

At any one time, the CMBI hosts up to 60 postgraduate students from the UK, EU, and Overseas. We warmly welcome applications from individuals wishing to pursue research in areas covered by any of our research programmes. Our approaches span experimental cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, computational modelling and neuroimaging using MRI, MEG, and EEG, and our postgraduates benefit from the CMBI's research panels of typical and specialist (e.g., Cambridge Cognitive Neuroscience Research Panel) volunteers.

Faculty: School of the Biological Sciences  |  Department: Cambridge Mind and Brain Institute  |  Duration: 3-4 years full-time; 4-7 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: October 2027  |  Location: Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The Institute's close links with the University Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry are strengthened through the Cambridge Postgraduate Programme in Cognitive and Brain Sciences, a joint programme of termly seminars for all first-year postgraduate students, given by members of each department. The primary aim is for our postgraduate students to develop the skills required to submit an excellent PhD thesis in either three or four years (five to seven years if part-time), depending upon the duration of their funding.

Career pathways

We furthermore endeavour to train our students in a broad range of transferable skills that will help ensure rewarding and successful careers in their chosen profession, whether in academia, industry, policy, or clinical practice.

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