Life Sciences Interface (Doctoral Training Centre)

DPhil in the Life Sciences Interface Doctoral Training Centre

Course Code | 002460 

Students undertake a four-year training programme. The first two terms are devoted to acquiring theoretical and technical skills from the physical sciences, and background knowledge in the life sciences prior to undertaking two short research projects, each of approximately 10 weeks’ duration.

Students then transfer into the host department and research group, continuing one of the projects for the remaining three years.

Research is undertaken in one of four key multi-disciplinary areas:

• Bioinformatics, Evolution and Genomics
• Biological Physics
• Medical Images and Signals
• Computational Biology

The LSI DTC has its own dedicated teaching space, including offices, seminar and meeting rooms and an independent library.

In addition, it draws upon expertise and resources from many Departments within the Division, especially from the four core Departments associated with the programme: the Computing Laboratory, Engineering Science, Physics and Statistics.

Information on academic staff profiles

The LSIDTC produces internationally competitive graduates possessing key skills desired by all employers.

Students graduating from the LSIDTC have progressed into many different scientific based jobs, including multi-disciplinary research in both academic and industrial settings.

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