MPhil Studentships: Toxicities associated with nucleic acid-dependent therapies

**PhD studentship**: Defining the role of the pioneer factor FOXA1 in hormone-dependent cancer **Supervisor**: Professor Jason Carroll **Department/location**: Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute (CRUK CI) **Course start date**: 1st October 2026 FOXA1 is a pioneer factor in Estrogen Receptor positive breast cancer (which constitute 75% of all breast...

We are seeking a postdoctoral scientist to work with Professor Sir Shankar Balasubramanian on the chemical biology of nucleic acids and their role in the fundamental mechanisms of cancer. The post will be based in our group at Cancer Research UK's Cambridge Institute (CI) and involves close collaboration with our group based in the University Chemistry...

The Liquid Biopsies and Cancer Diagnostics lab at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, develops and pioneers new approaches for non-invasive molecular diagnostics for cancer, primarily based on next-generation sequencing (NGS) of circulating cell-free tumour DNA (ctDNA). Led by Prof. Rosenfeld and a team of experienced...

**PhD studentship**: Dissecting malignant cell-intrinsic and -extrinsic drivers of pancreatic cancer metastasis **Supervisor**: Dr Giulia Biffi **Department/location**: Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute **Project details** Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) have been shown to promote pancreatic cancer progression. Our laboratory and others have...

Project details: Protein expression and purification remain fundamental bottlenecks in biomedical research and drug discovery. Current approaches are time-consuming and often fail to express target proteins at sufficient levels. In this project, you will investigate whether mammalian cell lines can be genetically altered to enhance expression of challenging...

Early Cancer Institute Non-Clinical PhD Studentships 2026 Join to apply for the Early Cancer Institute Non-Clinical PhD Studentships 2026 role at University of Cambridge. The Early Cancer Institute at the University of Cambridge invites applications from highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals capable of thinking and working independently for a...

The appointee will be responsible for an independent project, but may also contribute to other lab projects via analysis or joint experiments. The Clatworthy lab also hosts undergraduate summer students, MPhil and PhD students, and the successful applicant would be expected to contribute to training and providing a welcoming supportive...

Overview Join to apply for the LCLU PhD Studentship (Fixed Term) role at Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy. The Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe and the University of Cambridge are committed to widening participation in postgraduate students at Cambridge. Research within the Centre aims to develop a deeper understanding of life, its...

We are looking to recruit a part-time 0.2 FTE Teaching Associate, as soon as possible to provide teaching and assessment in the Department of Land Economy on the Mphil programme in Real Estate Finance. You will: - plan and deliver seminars and small group classes; - set and mark work; - provide feedback to students; You will have excellent interpersonal...

PhD Studentship (Fixed Term) Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy Overview There is a fixed‑term PhD studentship focused on phase discrimination using resonant ultrasound spectroscopy. The work will be conducted under the supervision of Dr David Collins and Prof Howard Stone in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy at the University of...