PhD Studentships and Admission
If you are a student considering applying for a PhD it is important to make contact with a proposed supervisor or research group and to obtain their preliminary informal acceptance of you. The next stage is to apply online at http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/howtoapply
Please note:
- you must supply the names of two academic referees, academic, clinical or professional. A reference from the proposed supervisor is not acceptable. References must be submitted by email from an institutional email account (no personal accounts such as Gmail or Hotmail) or by post or fax, signed and on headed paper.
- Once accepted by the Department, the registry will make the student an offer of admission.
- Students may be required to provide evidence of: academic attainment (via transcripts), confirmation of funding for the entire period of registration. Please see the Requirements for Graduate Studies page for further information.
- Evidence of English language proficiency. Please see the English language requirements page for more details.
- Members of college staff who are intending to register for a higher degree, should make an appointment to see our Programme Manager Research Degrees, Ms Hayley Kendall at h.kendall@imperial.ac.uk as soon as they begin.
3 or 4 Year MRC-funded PhD Studentships
MRC Research Studentships enable graduates with excellent honours degrees to undertake a three to four year training programme, that includes a research project plus training in research methods and transferable key skills, leading to the submission of a doctoral thesis and the award of a PhD. For more information please click here. Enquiries to Hayley Kendall (h.kendall@imperial.ac.uk).
The Wellcome Trust 4-Year PhD Training Programme in the Molecular &Cellular Basis of Infection
A particular strength of Imperial College lies in the field of Infection research, in which there is a rich and diverse portfolio of expertise with internationally competitive groups working within many Divisions and Departments. It is for this reason that the College developed the Molecular & Cellular Basis of Infection as the scientific theme for this Wellcome Trust 4-year PhD Programme. For further information please click here.
3 Year PhD Studentship, Microbiology
Applications are invited for a 3 year PhD studentship in the Section of Microbiology, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, to identify S. aureus genes which promote persistence within host cells and determine their functions. For further information, please click PhD Studentship with Dr Andrew Edwards .
3 Year PhD Studentship, Microbiology
Applications are invited for a 3 year PhD studentship in the Section of Microbiology, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, to focus on the use of new fluorophores to study bacterial infection and heme acquisition in deep tissue.
For further information, please click PhD Studentship with Dr Ulijasz .
3 Year PhD Studentship, Centre for Mental Health
Applications are invited for a 3 year studentship Stress and depression in pregnancy and early child development with Dr Ramchandani.
For further information, please click PhD studentship with Dr Ramchandani .
3 Year PhD Studentship, Microbiology
Applications are invited for a 3 year PhD studentship Controlling the intracellular fate of cytosolic pathogens with Dr Serge Mostowy.
For further information, please click Dr Mostowy studentship .
4 Year MRes/PhD Studentship, Bacterial Pathogenesis
Three fully funded, 4 year PhD studentships are available to commence in October 2012. In the first 12 months students will embark on an MRes programme in Microbial Pathogenesis. Upon successful completion of the MRes programme, students will progress to a 3-year PhD. Students who already hold a postgraduate Masters degree in microbiology with laboratory-based experience in bacterial infection biology research may be considered for the 3 year PhD programme.
For further information, please click on Bacterial Pathogenesis PhD advert .
4 Year MRes/PhD Studentship, Centre for the Pathology of Osteoarthritis
Applications are invited for five 4-year MRes/PhD studentships in the Centre for the Pathology of Osteoarthritis.
Aftter successful completion of the MRes in Biomedical Research (Biomedicine and Bioengineering in Osteoarthritis), students commence a 3-year PhD with research groups in the Centre for Pathology of Osteoarthritis.
For further information, please click on MRes PhD Biomedical Research .
3 Year PhD Studentship, Centre for Mental Health
Imperial College in collaboration with the Royal College of Psychiatrists Centre for Quality Improvement is embarking on a programme of research aimed at evaluating the impact of quality improvement networks and accreditation programmes. The work will be supervised by Professor Mike Crawford at the Centre for Mental Health. Applications are invited for one 3 year PhD studentship from suitably qualified candidates to start in June 2012.
For further information, please click Crawford PhD Studentship
For more information on Research Degree studies, please see Research Student Handbook https://wiki.imperial.ac.uk/display/medresstudents/Research+Student+Online+Handbook
PhD Studentship, Neonatal Medicine Research Group
A unique opportunity has arisen for a PhD studentship at Imperial College London with the Neonatal Medicine Research Group, based at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital campus, led by Professor Neena Modi, and the Section of Biomolecular Medicine at the South Kensington campus, led by Professor Elaine Holmes. For Further information please click on PhD Add 160412 NM 
