Research Degrees - PhD, MD(Res) and MPhil
Welcome to the Department of Surgery and Cancer's Research Degrees page. This page has information and links about the programmes offered by the Department, application forms to download and contact details.
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If you are looking for a PhD position you can acccess our funded PhD advertisements and a database of unfunded projects.
New research students: If you missed the induction sessions run by Charlie Greenhill, you can download the PGR Induction Presentation 
instead.
New PhD regulations: these took effect from January 2011 (students starting before then are unaffected). The process is summarised in the Research Degree Milestones 
chart. Supervisors should familiarise themselves with the New PhD regulations 
.
PhD/MD(Res)
There are research degree opportunities throughout the Department. Please contact the relevant section directly or Charlie Greenhill can put you in touch with the right person. All non-Imperial College staff should initially apply using the on-line application form.
- Guidance for Supervisors 2010-11
(please log in to view) - Departmental forms for MPhil/ PhD/ MD (Res)
- Research Plan Approval Guidance
- Early Stage Review guidelines
- MD review/PhD upgrade Guidelines (pre-Jan 2011 starters)
Postgraduate research student handbook
Department of Surgery and Cancer PGR handbook 2011-2 (please log in to view this if you are a student)
Before submitting any manuscript for publication, please ensure you have checked the Department's publication policy
Research student FAQs
Short Courses
Details on Surgery & Cancer short courses can be found here.
