PhD Studentships Infection and Immunity Department of Pathology, and the School of Veterinary Medicine.

WELCOME TRUST 4-YEAR PhD PROGRAMME

Through a funding initiative by the Wellcome Trust, the University ofCambridge has an on-going 4-year PhD Programme in Infection andImmunity.

The Programme involves collaboration between the School of ClinicalMedicine and the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, theDepartment of Pathology, and the School of Veterinary Medicine.

Five studentships will be available in October 2007.

The major themes of the Programme are Infection and Immunity, andBasic Cell and Molecular Biology (including structural and cellbiology). The initial year of training involves in-depth analyses oftopics of research relevant to the overall themes of the Programme,and 3 mini-projects in research laboratories attached to each of theProgramme themes.

Students then can make an informed choice of their 3-year thesisproject and complete their PhD in the 4-year period.

Further details of this varied and challenging course are available onthe website www.cimr.cam.ac.uk/study/wellcome.html.

Support includes a stipend for four years using the Wellcome Trust`sown scales, starting at £16,853, *Home/EU student PhD registrationfees, research expenses, personal development training funds and acontribution towards travel expenses. Students with or expecting toattain a 1st or 2:1 degree or equivalent, are invited to apply.

Please apply in writing with current curriculum vitae, including thenames, fax numbers and email addresses of three academic referees (oneof whom should have been a project supervisor) to:
Mrs Susan Keene,
Wellcome Trust Immunology Unit, MRC Centre,
HillsRoad, Cambridge
CB2 2QH.
Telephone: 01223 330528.
Fax: 01223 336815.
Email: sgk21@cam.ac.uk

Closing date for applications: Thursday 11th January 2007
Interview date (for short-listed candidates): Thursday 1st February 2007

The Programme will award fees to students at the `home rate` plus agenerous living allowance that is more than the University`s estimatedmaintenance costs (seehttp://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/gsprospectus/funding/costs.html).

There are two tiers of fees: home and overseas. The home rate isapplicable to all students from EU countries plus one or two others.The overseas rate is applicable to those who do not qualify for homefees. However, the terms home and overseas are complex and you shouldsee http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/gsprospectus/funding/status.htmlfor a definition of overseas.

The Programme does not pay fees at the overseas rate but there arehighly competitive funding schemes that can pay the additional feesfor overseas students.See: http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/gsprospectus/funding/overseas/for information on supplementary funding schemes.

We cannot guarantee that any application will be successful.

Overseas applicants: Please note that in order to be considered for anOverseas Research Award (which covers the difference between Home/EUand overseas fees), the deadline for submission of the UniversityGraduate Application Form is Friday 15th December 2006.