Overview

Students emerge well-trained and well-rounded with outstanding skills that are internationally recognised, poised to take up posts in leading groups around the world. The Cell and Developmental Biology MPhil/PhD programme is offered by University College London (UCL).

The world-leading research groups of the department (Professor John O’Keefe was awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize) study biological questions ranging from molecule to man. These are listed below and are remarkable in their breadth and depth, from fundamental aspects of cell biology through to behaviour, and from key questions in biology to understanding mechanisms of human disease.

Careers

Many of our recent graduates have taken up postdoctoral positions, for example in the UK at UCL, Imperial College London and Manchester University; in Europe at San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy, Milan; and across the world at Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Boston. Some have continued their studies or taken up teaching positions; others have progressed to become principal investigators at UCL, Cambridge and New York.

Programme Structure

Research areas:

Affective disorders

Alzheimer's Disease

Bioinformatics and computational biology

Biological clocks/sleep

Calcium signalling

Cancer cell biology

Cell migration

Cell signalling and signal transduction mechanisms

Early development (e.g. fertilisation, gastrulation, embryonic induction)

Evolution and development

Intracellular movements: endocytosis, exocytosis, RNA, protein, lipid and organelle traffic

Learning, memory and long-term change in the nervous system

Left-right asymmetry

Live cell imaging

Mitochondrial biology

Neural crest migration and differentiation

Neural development and neural cell biology

Neuroaesthetics

Neurodegenerative disease

Parkinson's Disease

Pain

Regeneration and repair

Stem cell biology

Systems and synthetic biology.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-09-25 00:00:00

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More details

Research degrees may start at any time of the year, but typically start in September.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Language

English

IELTS

7

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PTE Academic

69

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

7

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PTE Academic

69

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Other requirements

General requirements

A minimum of an upper second-class UK Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate subject or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, or a recognised Master’s degree in an appropriate subject.
If you are intending to apply for a time-limited visa to complete your UCL studies (e.g., Student visa, Skilled worker visa, PBS dependant visa etc.) you may be required to obtain ATAS clearance. This will be confirmed to you if you obtain an offer of a place.

Tuition Fee

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International

32100 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 32100 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

5860 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 5860 GBP per year during 36 months.

Part-time

UK: £2,930

Overseas: £16,050

Living costs for London

1137 - 2157 GBP /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

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