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Postgraduate Study

Apply using the Applicant Portal

The Apply Now button on the right will take you to the Applicant Portal. There, you can create and submit your application and supporting documents, and you can also request your references.

An application is only complete when:

  1. you have submitted your application and supporting documents via the Applicant Portal
  2. you have paid the application fee if applicable. For further information on application fees, and which courses require an application fee, see here.
  3. your referees have provided their references.

If you miss the deadlines specified in this section, you will not be able to submit your application.

Unless applying for a Departmental studentship, you must identify a supervisor who will support your application prior to applying. Please see the on the Department of Pathology website for a list of research supervisors.

Selection Process

Selection is a rolling process. Applicants should expect to hear whether or not they have been successful within eight weeks of submitting their completed application and required supporting documents, or within eight weeks of the funding deadline, whichever is later. Interviews are carried out by a panel either in person or video conference if required.

What Happens Next? | Postgraduate Admissions (cam.ac.uk)

Further information on How To Apply


Things You'll Need

In order to apply for this course you'll need to think about getting a few things ready before you apply.

  • Two academic references  
  • Transcript  
  • CV/resume
  • Evidence of competence in English  
    If required - you can check using our tool
  • School of Biological Sciences - Widening Participation Questionnaire
    Applicants to this course are asked to complete an additional form to provide contextual information about their previous study. Find out more about our use of contextual information here: postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applying/contextual-data.

Gates °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï Scholarships

If you wish to be considered for a Gates °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï Scholarship you will also need to provide the following:

  • Gates °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï Reference  
  • Research Proposal (PhD applicants only)

See for more information.


How to Find a Supervisor

Unless applying for a Departmental studentship,  you must identify and make contact with a supervisor who will support your application prior to applyingThis is to ensure that the student has suitable experience and aptitude to fit with their chosen lab, something that the individual supervisor is best placed to assess.   Please see the  on the Department of Pathology website for a list of research supervisors. 

Key Information


3-4 years full-time

4-7 years part-time

Study Mode : Research

Department of Pathology

Course - related enquiries

Dates and deadlines:

Applications open
Sept. 4, 2023
Application deadline
Oct. 2, 2024
Course Starts
Jan. 5, 2025

Some courses can close early. See the Deadlines page for guidance on when to apply.

Applications open
Sept. 4, 2023
Application deadline
Jan. 14, 2025
Course Starts
April 17, 2025

Some courses can close early. See the Deadlines page for guidance on when to apply.

Applications open
Sept. 4, 2024
Application deadline
April 16, 2025
Course Starts
Oct. 1, 2025

Some courses can close early. See the Deadlines page for guidance on when to apply.

Lent 2026

Applications open
Sept. 4, 2024
Application deadline
Oct. 2, 2025
Course Starts
Jan. 5, 2026

Some courses can close early. See the Deadlines page for guidance on when to apply.

Applications open
Sept. 4, 2024
Application deadline
Jan. 14, 2026
Course Starts
April 17, 2026

Some courses can close early. See the Deadlines page for guidance on when to apply.

Course Funding Deadline
Jan. 7, 2025
Gates °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï US round only
Oct. 16, 2024

These deadlines apply to applications for courses starting in Michaelmas 2025, Lent 2026 and Easter 2026.


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