• Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology at the University of Cambridge is offered on a full-time basis for a duration of 3-4 Years.
  • This is an on-campus and research-based degree program.
  • This program is also offered on a part-time basis for a duration of 5-7 years.
  • The examination is by the submission of a 60,000-word thesis and subsequent oral examination.
  • This is a research-based program and there is no formal teaching requirement.
  • All students in this program will be members of the University’s Postgraduate School of Life Sciences (PSLS) who offer a wide variety of core skills and professional development training. 
  • Students have to attend regular lab meetings with their supervisors and with other lab members.
  • The regularity with which postgraduate students meet with their Supervisor varies throughout the year but meetings are likely to be more frequent to start with, during the planning stages, and during the writing-up phase.
  • All PhD students are expected to attend a number of postgraduate courses and seminars during their first year.
  • In addition, they are expected to develop their research skills by attending a number of optional statistics and methods courses that are recorded in a student progress log book.
  • The department is consists of 31 academic staff, 65 postdoctoral researchers, 79 graduate students, and 340 undergraduates.
  • The Department's primary objectives are to provide world-class research and teaching in psychology and cognate disciplines.
  • In the current QS World University Rankings, Cambridge is placed third in the world for Psychology.