Overview

The aim of the lab part of this The effect of stress on head and neck cancer patients, laboratory and clinical aspects research project at University of Dundee is to further investigate: the effect of stress hormones on cancer signalling pathways, the cross talk between stress signalling and commonly deregulated pathways in cancer, the effect of stress hormones on migration of head and neck cancer cell lines and proliferation of oral cancer.

The clinical component

The aim of the clinical component of this project is to investigate stress levels in patients of head and neck cancer through stress-based questionnaires and hair cortisol levels.

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Programme Structure

The study will also observe:

the expression of stress receptors in head and neck cancer tissues from the same patients as above

how this expression correlates with the degree of tumour differentiation

if it can be used as a biomarker for well, moderate, poorly differentiated tissues

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Key information

Duration

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

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-16 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.
Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-31 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Dundee, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Medicine Dentistry View 42 other PhDs in Dentistry in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

You should have an honours degree at 2.1 or above, and/or a Masters degree in a relevant discipline.

Non-clinical research: IELTS 6.5

Clinical research: IELTS 7.0

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

26680 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

4786 GBP / year

≈ 4786 GBP / year

Additional Details

Band 2

National: £9,128

International: £36,855

Band 3

National: £13,148

International: £51,050

Living costs

Dundee

United Kingdom

787 - 1494 GBP / month

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

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Programme Structure

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Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Delivered

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Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Additional Details

Living costs

Dundee

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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