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DPhil in Systems Biology Doctoral Training Centre

Course Code | 003700

Students undertake a four-year doctoral training programme.
The first two terms are devoted to acquiring the necessary theoretical and technical skills from both the physical sciences and the life sciences, through a combination of intensive lecture courses, practicals, seminars, project work and communication skills training.

Over the third term and summer period of the first year, students undertake two extended projects of approximately twelve weeks’ duration. These are similar in scope to a Masters’ level project.

On completion of the projects, students undertake their substantive DPhil research projects within one of the four key research themes:

  • Detailed pathway modelling
  • Larger scale network modelling
  • Cellular modelling
  • Physiome modelling

How to Apply

The deadlines for this course are 16 November 2012, 18 January 2013 and 8 March 2013. Overseas applicants applying for funding are advised to apply by the November deadline to meet applicable funding deadlines. Home and EU candidates should review the programme website for application deadlines

The standard set of materials you should send with any application to a research course comprises:

Applicants to the DPhil in Systems Biology are not required to submit a detailed research proposal. The research proposal should be in the form of a 1,000-word statement, which should detail how you believe your background and experience would relate to one of the 4 research themes (Bacterial sensory networks; regulation of CDK pathways; Cellular Hypoxia; Physiome modelling).

Please follow the detailed instructions in the Application Guide, and consult the Systems Biology Doctoral Training Centre website for any additional guidance.

Academic resources

The Systems Biology 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 across the MPLS and Medical Sciences Divisions, especially from the University’s Centre for Integrative Systems Biology.

Information on subject-specific resources External link

Graduate destinations

The Systems Biology DTC produces internationally competitive graduates possessing key skills desired by all employers.

Students graduating from the Systems Biology DTC are ideally placed to progress into many different scientific-based jobs, including multi-disciplinary research in both academic and industrial settings.

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Main areas of research interests

Research interests on the DTC website External link


Entry requirements

Good undergraduate honours degree (minimum of upper second-class or equivalent) in Physical Sciences (e.g. Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics), or the Life Sciences (e.g. Biology, Biochemistry)

 

Selection criteria

Selection criteria on the DTC website External link

 

English language requirements

Higher level


Funding/awards
  • A total of 16 studentships per annum of four years’ duration are available.
  • Overseas students are eligible to apply for Clarendon funding.

Funding information on the DTC website External link


Number of applicants
2012/13

65


Number of places available
2013/14

18

 

Statement of Provision

Systems Biology DTC - Research External link