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

At any one time, the Cambridge Mind and Brain Institute (CMBI) hosts up to 60 postgraduate students from the UK, EU, and Overseas. While these are primarily PhD students, we welcome applications from prospective MPhil students wishing to pursue full-time or part-time 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.

Faculty: School of the Biological Sciences  |  Department: Cambridge Mind and Brain Institute  |  Duration: 12 months full-time; 2 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 Department of Psychology and the Department of 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 students to develop the skills required to submit an excellent MPhil thesis.

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 the profession of their eventual choosing - whether this is in academia, industry, policy, or clinical practice.

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