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Research Fellows: Support and Development

Our Research Fellowships framework provides the structures needed to deliver mentoring, support and career development training for our Fellows to maximise their opportunities in pursuing whichever career pathway is right for them.

MPhil in Biological Sciences

The MPhil in Biological Sciences by Advanced Study is a full-time programme offering students the opportunity to undertake a period of study and lab-based research in an area of scientific importance and interest. Applications now open!

Grand Challenge Topics

Grand Challenge Topics

To facilitate interactions, Research Themes are currently developing Grand Challenge focus topics which are scientifically ambitious, naturally span disciplines, and can be developed towards collaborative grant proposals and philanthropic engagement.

Research News

School News

Outstanding scientists in the School of Biological Sciences elected Fellows of the Royal Society and Academy of Medical Sciences

2 June 2023

Researchers in the School of Biological Sciences awarded £4.25M Wellcome Mental Health Award to understand the role of uncertainty in mental health treatments

11 May 2023

Supporting Early Career Principal Investigators: EMBO Leadership Course in Cambridge

3 May 2023

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Welcome

The School of the Biological Sciences is home to animal, human, plant and microbial science at the University of Cambridge.

We strive to deliver education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence in an inclusive and collaborative environment.