Outline of the Babraham Institute PhD Programme

The aim of our Graduate Programme is to train talented individuals for future roles in science and technology or in the communication and wider application of these disciplines. We provide an environment that provides students with a profound knowledge base in one of our research programmes (Epigenetics ISP, Nuclear Dynamics ISP, Lymphocyte Signalling & Development ISP, Signalling & Cell Fate ISP, Inositide ISP) and aims to sharpen critical abilities through exposure to the discipline of hypothesis-driven research.

The Institute also encourages excellence in the communication of scientific results and ideas within the Institute as well as to the wider scientific and non-scientific community.

The Babraham Institute is an international focus for innovative research in post-genomics, studying gene function in cells, organs and systems. Details of our research can be found on our Research pages. The Institute is fully equipped for state-of-the-art biological research including: innovative molecular biology, stem cell manipulation and transgenesis, real-time laser scanning confocal microscopy, fluorescence-activated sorting of cells, gene targeting and knockouts, mouse models of disease, mouse/rat behavioural testing and proteomics.

Babraham offers a first-class Graduate Training Programme: while the emphasis is on qualifying students for a career in research at international level, careful attention is also paid to transferable skills and career advice so that those few students electing not to stay at the bench can instead use their skills productively. Students are not 'extra pairs of hands' to be squeezed into a lab whenever possible, but instead a carefully selected, valued and nurtured addition to academic life at the Institute.

Babraham has achieved excellent external evaluation of its Graduate Programme and we are committed to ensuring that the Programme evolves to yet higher standards of excellence. Three- or four-year PhD studentships are available depending upon the previous experience of the candidate. The report from the recent assessments of the Institute's Studentships and Fellowships Training Scheme can be downloaded here

The Corporate Report 2001 - 2005 describes the major improvements we have introduced to our Graduate Programme in recent years.

Guidelines for PhD students

Guidelines for Graduate Supervisors

Graduate Training and Development Brochure