Overview
The Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences at The University of Edinburgh is located at Edinburgh BioQuarter, next to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. However, it also has bases in three other Edinburgh hospital sites.
CCBS subscribes to Edinburgh Medical School’s “One Health” vision. Laboratory scientists, clinical academics and informaticians work alongside one another. This encourages the free-flowing exchange of ideas, an efficient use of clinical data and joint academic/health service delivery.
Research excellence
In the most recent Research Excellence Framework, Edinburgh was ranked 3rd out of 82 submissions in Neuroscience and the research environment was given the maximum possible score of 100% and classified as ‘world-leading’.
Career
A PhD in Clinical Brain Sciences will provide an excellent springboard for a career in academic or clinical research into all aspects of the brain.
Most of our graduates go on to postdoctoral positions in top academic labs in Scotland and around the world, while others go on to complete clinical academic training.
Graduates who do not wish to pursue an academic career have found employment in industry, for example in:
- managerial roles at Universities
- science communication and public engagement
- charities
Programme Structure
Our major research strengths are:
- cerebrovascular disease including stroke and small vessel diseases
- neurodegenerative diseases: multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease, dementias
- neuroimaging
- psychiatry, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression; autism, neurodiversity and learning disability
- Prion diseases
- synaptic biology & disease
- epilepsy
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 72 months
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There are no programme-wide deadlines. Deadlines for individual funded projects will be noted in each advertisement.
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Disciplines
Medicine Health Sciences View 223 other PhDs in Medicine in United KingdomAcademic requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- A UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent.
Tuition Fee
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31500 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 31500 GBP per year during 36 months.
PT fees
- International - £14,000
- Home fees have still to be agreed
Living costs for Edinburgh
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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