Applications are invited for up to 13 studentships within both the LifeSciences Interface (LSI), and the Systems Biology (Sysbio) Doctoral TrainingCentres. The modern biomedical sciences present many exciting andstimulating challenges for researchers from life, physical and mathematicalsciences backgrounds, and there is a substantial and growing demand in thepublic and private sector for doctoral graduates in these areas. The DTCprogrammes are a new initiative to provide research training at theinterface between the physical and life sciences.

The 4-year training programmes consist of up to four terms of taught coursesplus extended projects and laboratory rotations that will provide studentswith the necessary biological, experimental, and theoretical backgroundbefore they choose to specialise by undertaking a substantive researchproject.

LIFE SCIENCES INTERFACE: students will undertake their research in one offour internationally renowned research programmes in Oxford, coveringmedical imaging, biological physics, bioinformatics, and mathematicalbiology.

SYSTEMS BIOLOGY: students will complete their research projects within thisexciting new research centre focussing on a wide spectrum of theoretical andexperimental research problems in the dynamic new field of Systems Biology.

A key feature of the programme is that students only have to choose theirresearch topic after the first year.

Full details of the Programmes and how to apply can be found at:
http://www.lsidtc.ox.ac.uk and http://www.sysbiodtc.ox.ac.uk

Full scholarships are available to all home and EU students. Overseasstudents are eligible for University scholarships - please refer to thefollowing website for details:
http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/postgraduate/finance/int.shtml

Applicants should hold a good first degree in either a life or physicalsciences subject, depending on the programme of study.

Further information on both programmes can be obtained by email -dtcenquries@stats.ox.ac.uk