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Apply to our 4-year PhD and 3-year Clinical PhD Fellowships

Clinical PhD fellowships are available for clinical health professionals with an aptitude for research and the potential to become future leaders in genomics, biomedicine and healthcare science. The programme is run in partnership with the PhD Programme for Health Professionals at the Universities of Cambridge and East Anglia and the application closing date is Thursday 2nd November 2023 (midday GMT).

Our 4-year PhD Programme is designed to train the next generation of world class genome scientists. Students benefit from full financial support including University tuition fees, regardless of nationality. There are 12 funded studentships available across all our research areas. The closing date for applications is: Tuesday 28th November 2023 (09:00 GMT).

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Our 2022/2023 Highlights document

Our Highlights document showcases the key discoveries and future research interests of our Scientific Programmes. These include vital insights into human, parasite and microbe evolution, cellular growth and activity, and the processes that underlie mutation and tumour formation. In addition, our Tree of Life Programme explores the diversity of complex life. ...more

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Meet our people: Life at the Sanger Institute

We have over 1,200 people at the Sanger Institute, from 70+ nationalities. We know that the success of our Institute depends on our people.

Explore what our employees, students, and alumni from across the Institute have to say about what they do, our culture and more.

 

Latest News and Blogs

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26 Oct 2023

Psoriasis not caused by spontaneous mutations in skin cells

Genetic analysis of psoriasis shows somatic mutations are not linked to the development or the spread of the condition.

25 Oct 2023

Bacteria and Benachin

Dr Oumie Kuyateh is investigating how to use the microbiome to improve the diagnosis of respiratory diseases in Africa. We spoke about science, Sanger, and time travel.

20 Oct 2023

I'm a biologist 2023

Staff in the Cellular Genetics Programme tell us about their roles, from computational genomics, to laboratory management to working with stem cells to understand development.