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This Course webpage has been designed to provide you with essential information about the MSt in Applied Criminology and Police Management (Police Executive Programme), which can be accessed by clicking on the tabs below. Our latest brochure can be downloaded here.

	Tuesday 2 April - Friday 12 April
	Monday 15 July - Friday 26 July
	Monday 02 September - Friday 13 September

	Monday 25 March - Friday 5 April
	Monday 8 July - Friday 19 July
	Monday 9 September - Friday 20 September

Fees : The total charge for this course is £31,000* (charged at £15,500 per annum)

* The £31,000 covers the University composition fee (£15,450) and Extra costs of £15,550 which include; mandatory residential teaching blocks and other supplementary costs.

The application portal for 2025 is not yet open.

Please note the application portal will open on the 2nd of September 2024.

Funding opportunities.

The Institute has a limited number of studentships that MSt students can apply for. Details and application deadlines can be found on the Funding Opportunities webpage .

The Course Aims and Objectives

The Cambridge Police Executive Programme ( MSt in Applied Criminology and Police Management ) is a two year part-time course which offers a globally relevant framework for preserving and enhancing democratic policing in the face of international challenges through developing senior leaders in policing, law enforcement and associated organisations. Our commitment to precision in targeting, testing and tracking police intrusions on public liberty using the best empirical and statistical evidence available provides a key tool for the kind of public “dialogic” strategy for maintaining police legitimacy developed at Cambridge. Our theoretical and empirical development of the concept of residual general deterrence provides the basis for refuting claims that police can be abolished without major increases in violent crime.

For all our mid-career students (all police leaders or analysts from around the UK and world) enrolled on our part-time MSt Degree course, it offers an intellectual foundation for both police reform and public support.

Four 'Intellectual Pillars' for Police Leaders

This MSt course is underpinned by several key concepts, including: Targeting resources , Testing practices , and Tracking delivery of services .

The course helps students learn through continuing professional development, collaborative study, small group discussions, critical thinking and reflective practice. Participants on the course are encouraged to 'reflect on, review and analyse past, current and future practice', as part of what Professor Lawrence Sherman described as the ' future of policing research '.

1) Matching police interventions with proportionately harmful risks.

2) Measuring harm systematically with a Crime Harm Index.

3) Deciding how to make decisions using the “Triple-T” of targeting, testing & tracking as the basis of achieving a fourth “T” of Transformation, and

4) Professionalizing police practice through the training of pracademics (Practitioner-academics) who will create, apply and promote the use of research to provide better evidence for decision-making and to deliver better management and leadership of their agencies.

These pillars frame our commitment to democratic policing, sustaining the rule of law, safeguarding and protecting the vulnerable and prevent.

The Course Structure

Teaching blocks:.

There are three teaching blocks in the first year:

Block A (March/April)
Block B (July)
Block C (September)

The residential teaching blocks incorporate four key modules: Criminological Theory , Evidence-Based Policing , Leadership and Management , and Research Methods . The modules cover a range of topics and use a range of delivery styles including seminars, lectures, symposia, practical exercises and project work.

Reading Lists:

Reading Lists are provided prior to each teaching block, giving required and suggested further reading.

Personal Supervisor:

Students are allocated a personal supervisor with whom they can discuss any aspect of the course (essay choice, dissertation topic, time management, sources of information, academic development and support) on a one-to-one basis. Independent study time is incorporated into the teaching blocks.

In the second year, supervision may pass to another member of staff who is better suited to supervise the dissertation topic and in some cases a separate subject-specific dissertation advisor may also be allocated to work alongside the supervisor.

Library Facilities:

Students have access to college library facilities as well as the Radzinowicz (Institute of Criminology), Squire Law Library (Faculty of Law), the Cambridge Judge Business School and University Library.

Other Resources:

Student support materials are also available via a virtual learning environment (VLE): Moodle.

Students who only complete one year:

Students who successfully undertake only one year of study, rather than proceeding to the Master's year, will be awarded the Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Criminology and Police Management .

Teaching Staff and Industry Experts

is the and an Associate Professor in Evidence-Based Policing. He is a former Chief Constable of one of the largest UK forces, Thames Valley (2002-7) and founding Chief Constable of the National Policing Improvement Agency (2007-2011), which he recommended in an Independent Report commissioned by the Home Secretary be converted into the current College of Policing. From 2011-2014 he was the Director of the Birmingham Turning Point Project, a randomised controlled trial testing the effect of deferred prosecutions on 400 first offenders randomly assigned to be offered immediate rehabilitation programs within hours of arrest, or to standard prosecution. He completed his PhD at the Cambridge Institute of Criminology in 2017. He is the Co-Chair of the Campbell Collaboration Coordinating Group on Crime and Justice; editor of Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice; and a Fellow of Wolfson College.

is an Assistant Professor in Applied Criminology & Police Management at the Institute of Criminology, and . Her current research focuses on risk assessment algorithms and their implementation within operational settings. During the last three years she has been teaching quantitative methods at the Institute of Criminology and the Social Sciences Research Programme at Cambridge.

is a Professor of Experimental Criminology and the . Professor Ariel has played an active role in both teaching and supervising MSt students since 2009, fostering the next generation of pracademic experts. He actively engages in evaluation research projects alongside numerous criminal justice agencies worldwide; he is the immediate past Chair of the Division of Experimental Criminology and a Member of the Executive Board of the Division of Policing within the American Society of Criminology. He is also the Chair of the Ethics Committee at the Institute of Criminology. Professor Ariel's research output includes over 160 papers published in leading criminological journals. His work spans a broad range of critical topics in law enforcement, from the integration of technology in policing to place-based criminology and innovative alternatives to traditional criminal justice approaches. His recent research interests include the exploration of behavioural economics and the use of machine learning in police field settings.

is an Associate Professor in Applied Criminology. He is a Fellow of the Jerry Lee Centre of Experimental Criminology and Elected Fellow of the Academy of Experimental Criminology as well a Visiting Senior Fellow in Police Studies at the University of Suffolk. He has published books on crime analysis, experimental research designs and domestic abuse and is actively engaged in a variety of research projects. He is the Trial Director for the Ministry of Justice’s domestic abuse polygraph pilot and was appointed by the Policing Minister to be the Independent Chairperson for the Technical Reference Group responsible for revising the police funding allocation formula. Until 2018 he was Head of Strategic Analysis for Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies, and worked as a police staff member for 15 years. Dr Bland gained his PhD from the University of Cambridge Institute of Criminology and is a former graduate of the Police Executive Programme. Forecasting, domestic abuse and analysis of police recorded crime are among his research interests.

served for over 31 years in policing in five different forces. Her service started with West Mercia Police and she retired as the Chief Constable of Gloucestershire in 2017. In addition to her force roles Suzette was the police lead for Roads Policing during which time she established transparent and accountable governance arrangements for the National Driver Re-offending Scheme. She remained chair of the wholly owned stranding subsidiary, UKROEd as a non-executive director until May 2022, qualifying as a Chartered Director in 2017. She is a Fellow of the Cambridge Centre for Evidenced-Based Policing and an Honorary Fellow of the University of Gloucestershire. She holds an MBA.

was a police officer for 30 years starting in Staffordshire Police and then West Midlands Police, with experience in neighbourhood policing, crime and counter terrorism. From 2015-2021 he was the national project manager of ‘Project Insight’, a UK wide randomised controlled trial testing the effect of procedural justice training on police self-legitimacy and legitimacy perceptions of the public subject to police counter terrorism powers. He completed his PhD at the Institute of Criminology in 2022 and is a former graduate of the Police Executive Programme. His research interests include procedural justice, police legitimacy and self-legitimacy.

is an affiliated lecturer at the Institute of Criminology supervising and lecturing on the MSt program. She also works for the Cambridge Centre of Evidence Based Policing and the Metropolitan Police, teaching evidence-based policing and carrying out research. This research includes topics such as domestic violence, youth offending, the victim-offender overlap and hotspot policing. Eleanor has both a PhD and an MPhil in Criminology from the Institute of Criminology, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Equine Science from the University of the West of England. She has extensive and in-depth experience of working on Randomised Control Trials in policing; and was involved with both the first Turning Point Project based in Birmingham and the replication in North West London, as well as other randomised controlled trials testing interventions in custody, knife crime prevention orders and creation of a digital toolkit. She is also one of the authors of the Cambridge Crime Harm Index.

is a lecturer and advisor at the Institute of Criminology, Cambridge University and College Research Associate at Wolfson College. He is an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Board of the College of Policing. He was Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary between 2009-12. Prior to joining the Inspectorate in 2004, he was Chief Constable of Surrey between 2000 and 2004 where he led the piloting of the National Reassurance Policing Programme, the pre-cursor to Neighborhood Policing. At the Inspectorate his team provided support to the Olympics Programme in testing the Olympic assurance process. He introduced Value for Money profiles for all police forces in England and Wales in 2008/9 to assist comparisons to achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness during austerity. This was followed by a series of studies to track police availability (2010) and the preparedness of police forces and authorities for the austerity spending period (2011, 2012); police relationships with the media and other parties (2011). He also contributed to the Scarman Inquiry (1981, the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry (1999), and the Leveson Inquiry (2012). He received the Queens Police Medal for distinguished service in 1996, CBE in 2002, and knighted in 2010. Sir Denis has a Bachelor’s degree in Education from Southampton University and an MSc in Social Policy from the Cranfield Institute of Technology. In 2011 he was awarded a place in George Mason University’s ‘Evidence-Based Policing Hall of Fame’. He received an Honorary Doctorate in Laws from Wolverhampton University in 2012.

is a Professor of International Security and a criminologist supporting international security and policing development programmes worldwide. He is a former UK Chief Constable with 35 years of specialist experience in counter terrorism, major and serious organised crime, along with strategic leadership and organisational development. He holds several Chair and Associate positions supporting innovation in international development at several universities providing strategic and contextual insight to contemporary policing and security issues including Chair of the Centre of Excellence in Terrorism, Intelligence and Organised Crime Research (CENTRIC). He supports the development of research programmes in Security, Counter Terrorism, Forensics, Modern Slavery and Cyber Crime as Chair of the Secure Societies Institute. He was a Director and Trustee of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) for six years and continues as a strategic advisor to their efforts to remove child sexual abuse content online. John is a Visiting Scholar lecturing and supervising post graduate studies at Institute of Criminology at Cambridge University and was formerly an Associate Tutor for Executive MBA Programme at the University of Bradford Business School. He has lectured extensively across the world supporting the development of police, crime investigation and security issues. Including recent presentations in the USA, Australia, Canada, Scandinavia, Middle and Far East, and at the National Police Academy in Hyderabad.

was Chief Constable of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary for seven years, where she was CEO of a monopoly, risk-based, highly accountable public service, which is always in the public eye, serving 2 million residents, balancing fighting crime with safeguarding the public, and leading 5000 people. Her role has also been to build and optimise meaningful partnerships across the public, private and academic sectors. She is trusted within those partnerships to deliver results and be a team player, delivering what works to reduce crime and vulnerability at every level. Having joined policing as a constable straight from Cambridge University, Olivia has worked in many fields of overt and covert policing. As one of the most senior officers in the UK, she has led across UK policing for all Local Policing matters of policy and practice, comprising the policing which people see & feel, and which is the gateway to all specialist operational services. She has led UK policing for children & young people, including youth justice, Police Chaplaincy, and been a member of Sentencing Council. Olivia has Chaired the statutory multi-agency Local Resilience Forum for major incident preparedness and response for over a decade. Olivia has a reputation for integrity and excellence: she is a Senior Associate Fellow with the Police Foundation and Chairs their committee for the annual Cumberland Lodge Conference. She is an Associate Chief Officer with the UK College of Policing and was proud to direct the flagship executive leadership programme across UK policing in 2022. Olivia is an alumnus of FutureVision public sector executive leadership 2021 and contributes to Windsor Leadership programmes. She was awarded QPM in 2016 and CBE in 2023. Olivia chose to leave policing after 31 years in 2023.

is a former Assistant Chief Constable for Joint Protective Services for Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire. She oversaw specialist operations, major crime and forensic services across the three counties. The majority of her service was as a detective in homicide and serious crime investigations in the Metropolitan Police. She was the senior investigating officer for a number for a number of high profile cases including the ‘Spy in the Bag’ case and the conviction of Britain’s youngest hit man. Jacqueline has a PhD in Forensic Psychology and has been a supervisor on the MSt in Applied Criminology & Police Management course at the Institute of Criminology since 2016. She has published a number of articles in relation to domestic abuse and risk management and lectured nationally and internationally on her research. Now retired from the police force, she is currently Assistant Professor in Policing and Security at Rabdan Academy, United Arab Emirates.

was a police officer for 36 years starting in West Midlands Police. He served in a wide variety of roles culminating in the rank of Assistant Chief Constable responsible for Crime and Counter Terrorism. In 2008 he transferred to West Mercia Police as Deputy Chief Constable and concluded his police service after 5 years as Chief Constable. David held two national policing roles: Conflict Management which included public order, police use of firearms, non-lethal weapons, mounted, dogs and police use of force and was the lead for Fingerprints and Forensic Databases. He now acts as a consultant to the Home Office supporting police technology programmes and innovation and is an Associate of CityForum which specialises in public policy and in particular policing, justice and security. These roles enables him to remain very current and complement his role as a Cambridge MSt supervisor.

is Emeritus Wolfson Professor of Criminology. He was the Director of the Cambridge Police Executive Programme. He earned his PhD from Yale University, and has been awarded honorary doctorates from the University of Stockholm and Denison University. His research interests are in the fields of crime prevention, evidence-based policy, restorative justice, police practices and experimental criminology. He has conducted field experiments, for example, on finding more effective ways to reduce homicide, gun violence, domestic violence, robbery, burglary, and other crime problems, in collaboration with such agencies as the Metropolitan, Northumbria and Thames Valley Police, London’s Crown Courts, HM Prisons, the Crown Prosecution Service, the Youth Justice Board of England and Wales, and the National Probation Service, as well as 30 US police agencies and the Australian Federal Police. Professor Sherman has served as president of the American Society of Criminology, the International Society of Criminology, the American Academy of Political and Social Science, and the Academy of Experimental Criminology. He has worked on several projects of the (US) National Academy of Sciences, and as a consultant to the FBI, the (UK) Home Office and Youth Justice Board, the Swedish Ministry of Justice, the (US) National Institute of Justice, the New York City Police Department, the National Police Agency of Japan, the Korean Institute of Criminology, the Justice Ministry of Lower Saxony, and many other agencies. The author, co-author or editor of 9 books and over 100 book chapters and journal articles, Professor Sherman has received the ; the ; the ; the ; and the . Professor Sherman has also received the in London and is the founding co-chair of the International Jury for the Stockholm Prize in Criminology.

began her career in Bedfordshire Police in 1984 where she remained for the next 24 years working predominantly within the detective arena. She transferred to Devon and Cornwall as Assistant Chief Constable for Crime and Operations before transferring to Dorset. In 2012 she became Chief Constable until retiring in 2018. Within Dorset, she led an ambitious collaboration programme alongside local and regional approaches to austerity, whilst building capability within the region as the Chief Constable lead for serious and organised crime. Debbie worked to transform how forensic services were provided across law enforcement; she also led the UK approach to Disaster Victim Identification for ten years and was responsible for overseeing many international deployments. Debbie was a Co-Director for SPNAC, fast-track and direct entry and was also the Director for the Strategic Command Course for her final two years of service. She holds an MBA and is an alumna of Wolfson College having attended the Wolfson Course in 1999.

began his career in the Metropolitan Police in 1980 and was Chief Constable of Staffordshire Police before retiring as Chief Constable of West Midlands Police in 2016. He led work in the fields of forensic science, counter terrorism and the national response to austerity. At the West Midlands Police, he constructed a transformation programme to reset policing delivery and introduce new technology that involved a unique relationship with the private sector. He is currently Policing Advisor to the Home Office Biometrics Programme with a particular interest in Facial Recognition. In 2013 he was awarded the Peel Medal for his contribution to evidence-based policing. He is a graduate of St Peters College Oxford and holds an MBA from Warwickshire University.

has three decades of experience with West Yorkshire Police (WYP); most recently as Temporary Chief Executive of the West Yorkshire Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (WYOPCC). She is a graduate of both the Strategic Command Course for chief officers and the University of Cambridge Police Executive Programme. Her experience includes Head of Performance and Intelligence Analysis for WYP and establishment of the Violence Reduction Unit at the WYOPCC. Her research interests include the design and implementation of a randomised trial in police body-worn video. Her current consulting portfolio includes the Cambridge Centre for Evidence-based Policing (Tutor) and Home Office (programme management and governance).

Research undertaken by MSt in Applied Criminology and Police Management students demonstrates that just 15-minutes a day on foot patrol reduces serious violence in crime 'hot spots'.

Bedford Police : Bland, M., Leggetter, M. Cestaro, D., & Sebire, J. (2021) Fifteen Minutes per Day Keeps the Violence Away: a Crossover Randomised Controlled Trial on the Impact of Foot Patrols on Serious Violence in Large Hot Spot Areas . Cambridge Journal of Evidence-Based Policing , 5, p.93-118

Essex Police : Basford, L., Sims, C., Agar, I., Harinam, V., & Strang, H. (2021) Effects of One-a-Day Foot Patrols on Hot Spots of Serious Violence and Crime Harm: a Randomised Crossover Trial . Cambridge Journal of Evidence-Based Policing , 5, p.119-133

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Applicants for the PhD will usually have completed a master's degree in theology or religious studies (such as the Faculty's own MPhil ), or one with a substantial theological component. Where a candidate is transferring into theology or religious studies from a different discipline, the Advanced Diploma and/or the MPhil, may be a necessary preparation for further postgraduate work. You should raise the question of whether you are adequately prepared for the research you wish to undertake with a Faculty member in your chosen area of study.

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To obtain a PhD degree you must complete three years full-time training (or five years part-time) and carry out an original piece of research which makes a significant contribution to learning in one of the many research areas in the Department. At the same time, the Department expects that students will leave with the wider skills necessary to be successful in either an academic or a non-academic career. Research students are therefore expected to obtain an effective training in research and to broaden their background knowledge, as well as to undertake a novel research project. In their first year, students take a minimum of two taught modules from a wide range of courses offered by the Department. Modules consist of lectures and practical work, and each module involves about 80 hours of work. You will also participate in a researcher development programme during your first year, and you are expected engage in personal development opportunities throughout the PhD in order to develop important transferable skills.

As a research student working in the Department of Engineering, you will work most closely with your Supervisor , who is responsible for guiding your research and training. You can expect at least eight one hour-long individual meetings with your supervisor every calendar year, although it may be much more frequent. You will also have daily contact with the research group you are working within. In addition, you will be assigned an Adviser , who will take an active interest in your progress and be available to provide additional support and advice when needed.

All doctoral research takes place in University of Cambridge facilities. However, the Department and its supervisors have strong links to other institutions both in the UK and around the world. After their first year, students may therefore apply for permission to undertake research in other institutions for extended periods of time. There may also be opportunities to teach small groups of engineering undergraduates to widen your experience and gain valuable expertise in explaining engineering concepts.

At the end of your first year, you will write a 15,000 progress report on your research to date, and discuss your work with two assessors. Passing this assessment is a requirement to continue with the PhD beyond the first year. After completing three years of research, you will submit a 60,000 word thesis on your research and have an oral examination. The final deadline for submission of the thesis is four years after the start date (or seven years for part-time students), but we advise students to aim to submit by either the end of their tenth term, or the end of their funding, whichever is soonest.

The PhD in Engineering can be tailored to suit your particular interests. Applicants must identify a supervisor that they wish to work with on their application form, and contact them directly to discuss their research interests in advance of submitting an application. You can browse current topics of research in the department and identify potential supervisors via the research pages of our website. You should state the name of the supervisor(s) that you wish to work with on your application form, and should also give at least an indication of the topic you wish to undertake research on, so that we can direct your application appropriately.

Further information, including entrance requirements and how to apply, can be found on the online Course Directory . The Engineering Postgraduate Students website contains resources for current students and may also be of interest to applicants: www.graduate.eng.cam.ac.uk .

Academics accepting PhD Students for 2023/24 can be found via the following links;

Electrical Engineering - https://ee.eng.cam.ac.uk/index.php/graduate-studies/

Mechanics, Materials and Design - http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/research/academic-divisions/mechanics-materials-and-design/postgraduate-studies-research-students

Manufacture and Management - https://www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/education/phd/topics/

Information Engineering: http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/research/academic-divisions/information-engineering/postgraduate-studies

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Extend your knowledge of social science methodologies. Learn how to apply those to the interdisciplinary study of organisations. Develop the skills and expertise that are relevant to your research interests.

The MPhil in Innovation, Strategy and Organisation (ISO) is a 9-month, specialist research programme ideal for those wishing to continue to a Cambridge Judge Business School PhD via both the Strategic Management and the Organisational Theory and Information Systems pathways.

The programme stands out for its emphasis on management studies in a modern world and it prepares you to carry out focused research in the fields of strategy, organisations and information systems relevant to innovation.

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The MPhil in Innovation, Strategy and Organisation is an interdisciplinary programme exploring innovation and change through three interconnecting themes: innovation and work practices, innovation and strategic change, and new organisational forms.

The programme provides the foundation for further research and is aimed at students intending to continue to a PhD degree, whether in Cambridge or elsewhere.

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The MPhil in ISO attracts bright students, from all over the world. They form a terrific cultural and discipline pool, which creates an inspiring classroom experience, where students learn from faculty and each other.

The Master of Philosophy in Innovation, Strategy and Organisation is for you if:

you have a UK First-Class Honours degree or international equivalent
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Applications for entry in 2024 are now closed. Admissions for 2025 will open in September 2024 with a closing date of 25 February 2025.

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Professor Matthew Grimes: “How has this experience in going through the MPhil in ISO programme here at Cambridge opened up some unexpected opportunities in your life and career?”

Lucy Caines (MPhil ISO, PhD): “Well, it’s maybe not so unexpected, given it’s why I came back. But for me, I was at the point in my career, prior to returning, where I thought perhaps going down the academic route was closed off to me. And so I found it brilliant to find this course, which actually sort of reopened that door and showed me that actually, yes, an academic career is the one that I want to pursue. So it definitely unlocked that route for me. I think the second thing is, we haven’t really mentioned yet the advantages of being part of the broader University of Cambridge ecosystem. And so I can’t necessarily pick out one or two examples. But the fact that there are fascinating seminars and interesting people everywhere you go is a great opportunity and certainly one to take advantage of while you’re here.”

Jonah Zankl (MPhil ISO, PhD): “I think for me, it solidified the decision to want to continue into academia, to pursue a PhD and an academic career, that I wasn’t so sure of coming into the programme. So I think it’s opened up an entire new pathway and direction in life, including potential international moves, extended time abroad, which, yes, I wouldn’t have thought of nearly five years ago now.

“And then I think to build on Lucy’s point a little bit is you’re part of a really vibrant university and a really vibrant city that is so international, so diverse, both in terms of background, the type of activity going on here, that’s opened all kinds of doors, whether that’s having conversations with policy fellows here in the ecosystem, all the way through to meeting inspiring entrepreneurs, and also my classmates who have gone on to do amazing things in other parts of the world, both in academia, in the startup space and in the policy space as well.

“So I think being able to build these really interesting bridges that hopefully will provide research opportunities in the future but also opportunities to create impact in a way that I don’t think would have had staying inside a single organisation in the hometown where I grew up in Canada.”

Matthew: “And I think a number of you are avid rowers, is that correct?” [Jonah and Matt nod] “And Matt, what additional unexpected opportunities has this opened up for you?”

Matt Cummins (MPhil ISO): “Wow. So I was clear, given my interest, that I wanted to go over to North America for my PhD. That kind of made sense. I had no idea at the reception I would receive. And actually, it turned out that people know about this programme and it’s a respected programme. So yeah, I kind of overperformed relative to my expectations at that stage, in terms of the kinds of offers I was receiving. In fact, I think almost all of the places I applied were at least somewhat interested in talking to me further about studying for the five-year PhD with them. So yeah, that was a pleasant surprise. Thanks, ISO!”

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The Department of Public Health & Primary Care encompasses a broad range of themes (e.g. from Genetic Epidemiology to Behaviour and Health, from Health Services Research to Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology etc) and methods (e.g. quantitative methods, qualitative research, systematic reviews, functional genomics etc). PhD projects are typically available at each of the Units within the Department. Interdisciplinary research is also encouraged, whether within the Department or with other local or international collaborators.

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Students only continue to the PhD in Management Studies from the MRes at CJBS, from a research MPhil programme at CJBS or occasionally from the Cambridge MPhil Economics Research. For full details please see the departmental website. For MRes students, continuation on to the PhD is immediate upon obtaining 70% or higher overall average and 70% ...
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Prepares students with prior degree-level quantitative training for a PhD in Management Studies. ... University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1AG, UK. Tel +44 (0)1223 339700. For staff & students. Intranet: staff. Intranet: students. VLE (learn.jbs) Office 365.
PhD & research masters
Operations and Technology Management PhD pathway Prerequisite masters programme: Either MPhil in Strategy, Marketing, Operations and Organisational Behaviour; ... University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1AG, UK. Tel +44 (0)1223 339700. For staff & students. Intranet: staff. Intranet: students. VLE (learn.jbs)
MRes + PhD in Management Studies
In order to continue to the PhD, MRes students are required to achieve at least a 70 per cent overall average and also achieve at least 70 per cent in the dissertation element (where the overall average includes the dissertation). Note that, as for all Cambridge PhDs, the first year of the PhD (the year after the MRes) is still probationary and ...
Doctor of Philosophy
The degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is the University's principal research degree for graduate students and is available in all faculties and departments. A Cambridge PhD is intellectually demanding and you will need to have a high level of attainment and motivation to pursue this programme of advanced study and research. In most faculties ...
PhD
Cambridge receives new funding to support PhD students in science and engineering 04 Feb 2019 The University of Cambridge has received new government and industrial funding to support at least 350 PhD students over the next eight years, via...
The Strategic Management pathway
At Cambridge Judge Business School, there are 2 streams you can follow to obtain a PhD in Strategic Management. Learn more about this PhD pathway. ... University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1AG, UK. Tel +44 (0)1223 339700. For staff & students. Intranet: staff. Intranet: students. VLE (learn.jbs)
University of Cambridge Business & Management PhD Projects ...
Masters & PhD in Connected Electronic and Photonic Systems at UCL and Cambridge. University of Cambridge. 4-year EPSRC funded studentships (fees and stipend) are available for eligible applicants. This 4-year programme is delivered by the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Connected Electronic and Photonic Systems (CEPS CDT), a joint centre ...
MSt in Applied Criminology and Police Management (Police Executive
The Course Aims and Objectives. The Cambridge Police Executive Programme (MSt in Applied Criminology and Police Management) is a two year part-time course which offers a globally relevant framework for preserving and enhancing democratic policing in the face of international challenges through developing senior leaders in policing, law enforcement and associated organisations.
Master of Research in Management Studies
The MRes programme is fully integrated with your PhD. During the MRes year, you take 5 or more taught courses, equipping you with the knowledge and research skills needed for your doctoral work. The curriculum is tailored around your research interests, prior training and requirements of your chosen PhD pathway, and your dissertation is based ...
Entry requirements
Academic. Postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge is intense and very intellectually demanding, so the University has high academic entry requirements. You are normally expected to hold or to have achieved by the start of your course: minimum of a good upper second class (good 2:1) honours degree from a UK university or an equivalent ...
PhD in the Faculty of Divinity
The PhD is normally a three-year course of full-time study, culminating in a thesis of no more than 80,000 words, based on original research on a focused topic. It is also possible to pursue the degree part-time over five years. The Faculty of Divinity is one of the largest centres for theological research in the UK.
PhD and MPhil Research Degrees
Potential research topics within the IfM encompass the full range of management, technology and policy issues to address some of the key issues in modern manufacturing and working extensively with industry. Qualifications. The IfM is part of the Department of Engineering and offers the following research degrees: PhD in Engineering; MPhil in ...
PhD in Engineering
PhD in Engineering To obtain a PhD degree you must complete three years full-time training (or five years part-time) and carry out an original piece of research which makes a significant contribution to learning in one of the many research areas in the Department. At the same time, the Department expects that students will leave with the wider skills necessary to be successful in either an ...
PhD
By Type. Research Projects. 25 Research Projects. PhD Opportunities. Masters & PhD in Connected Electronic and Photonic Systems at UCL and Cambridge. Find a PhD is a comprehensive guide to PhD studentships and postgraduate research degrees.
The Operations and Technology Management PhD pathway
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University of Cambridge PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
University of Cambridge Department of Clinical Neurosciences. A significant challenge of contemporary neuroscience is to understand how the neurobiology and function of the human brain give rise to conscious experience. Read more. Supervisor: Dr E Stamatakis. 3 December 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
Faculty of Business and Management
The Master of Accounting is a 24-month programme delivered over eight-week-long teaching blocks in Cambridge. Between visits to Cambridge, you continue to be engaged in coursework through the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). The purpose of the Master of Accounting is to develop next-generation global thought-leaders in the field of financial ...
MIT
Lincoln Laboratory was established on July 26, 1951, as a federally funded R&D center managed by MIT for the Department of Defense. Even as the world has evolved over the last 73 years, Lincoln's mission has remained unchanged: technology in support of national security..
MPhil in Management
Fees and funding options. Tuition fees for the 2024/25 MPhil in Management class are £36,744, whether your status is home or overseas/international. The MPhil in Management is an investment in your future. Learn more about course fees and the range of scholarships available to MPhil students. Explore fees and funding options.
Harvard Medical School
Our educational programs advance Harvard Medical School's core mission to alleviate human suffering by nurturing a diverse group of leaders and future leaders in both clinical care and biomedical inquiry. These individuals are on the front lines of medicine and science serving individuals and ...
PhD in Engineering
Continuing. It is not necessary to have a Master's degree to gain entry to the PhD; applicants can apply on the basis of their undergraduate degree (subject to international students meeting the minimum criteria for postgraduate entry to the University). Students applying with a taught Master's degree from Cambridge are expected to have ...
Call for Expression of Interest (2025): Tenure-Track Positions in , for
The Department of Physics at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon, is Portugal's foremost institution in Physics and Engineering. Its reputation for high academic standards and research excellence is unparalleled, and over 1,000 students are enrolled in various undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programmes.
MPhil in Innovation, Strategy and Organisation
The MPhil in Innovation, Strategy and Organisation (ISO) is a 9-month, specialist research programme ideal for those wishing to continue to a Cambridge Judge Business School PhD via both the Strategic Management and the Organisational Theory and Information Systems pathways.
PhD in Public Health and Primary Care
The aim of the PhD course is to provide a sound foundation in study design and conduct, data acquisition and handling, quality issues, statistics, discussion of research ethics, issues of intellectual property, multidisciplinary team working, access to a variety of research settings and dissemination of findings. In addition to standard ...