What is the 4 Year Rotation PhD?

This multidisciplinary programme is designed to attract outstanding applicants with excellent academic records who show potential for research at the highest level. Special features of the Programme include three research rotations in the first year and a general empowerment of student choice in the selection of both research topics and supervisors. Students can gain experience from a wide range of experimental approaches. Programme Directors: Professors Keith Roberts, David Baulcombe and Nick Brewin. 2005/2006 stipend £15,000pa.

Highly popular features are the research rotations in the first year and the student choice of ongoing research topic and supervisor. Students will gain experience of a wide range of experimental approaches that encompass genetics, genomics and cell biology through to molecular biology, biological chemistry and computational biology.

During the first year, each student will spend 3-4 months in each of three laboratories working under a different supervisor in order to gain a broad-based technical and theoretical training prior to the selection of an individual topic for PhD research. At the end of the first year (the rotation year), each student will then develop a 3-year research project with one particular supervisor, completing and submitting the PhD thesis within the 4-year time frame.

Who can apply?

The Programme is open to students from any country. Students will benefit from a significantly enhanced stipend to reflect the prominence and prestige attached to this Programme.

How do I apply?

A 4 Year Rotation PhD application pack can be downloaded here on this page. Using your mouse, click on the tab below to download the word document to your computer.

Please also browse the research areas below to identify the research areas you are interested in.

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