Leicester Cancer Research Centre offers supervision for the degrees of:
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - full-time and part-time
Master of Philosophy (MPhil) - full-time and part-time
We also offer supervision for the degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD).
We offer PhD, MD, and MPhil supervision in Cancer Studies in areas compatible with the research interests of our academic staff including:
Liquid biopsy for early detection and stratification of cancer
Personalised treatment in B cell malignancies
Personalised medicine
Pre-clinical models enabling drug and biomarker discovery
Cancer prevention
PhD description
PhD students complete an independent research project under the guidance of a supervisory team. The research is normally completed over a maximum period of 3.0-3.5 years (full-time) or 6.0-6.5 years (part-time).
A fourth year (full-time) or seventh year (part-time) or the remaining part of this can be used to prepare the thesis for examination. The thesis should not normally exceed 50,000 words and must make an original contribution to knowledge and contain work of publishable quality. The thesis must then be defended in a viva voce (oral) examination before a degree can be awarded.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
May 2025
University of Leicester
University Road,
Leicester,
Leicestershire,
LE1 7RH, CENTRAL ENGLAND, England
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
July 2025
University of Leicester
University Road,
Leicester,
Leicestershire,
LE1 7RH, CENTRAL ENGLAND, England
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
The University of Leicester is currently home to over 4,000 international students, making it a wonderfully multicultural place to study.