Our doctoral research students draw on the academic expertise of staff undertaking research in cancer biology, and are based alongside a range of applied biomedical scientists, both research staff and fellow research students.
Students are part of a thriving research culture that undertakes international collaborations and delivers high impact change to local and national environments.
As one of our team you will be providing solutions to emerging global health and environmental priorities, with membership offered across a number of relevant research groups and centres, notably the Centre for Lifelong Health or the Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Devices.
We welcome approaches for doctoral research study, with special interest in:
- hormonal influences on cell cycle regulation and cancer
- targeted delivery of therapeutic molecules to brain and peripheral tumours
- anticancer and antimicrobial peptides
- nanoparticle-based drug delivery for cancer therapy
- DNA damage in cancer
Research supervision for your PhD programme
You will benefit from research supervision comprising two or maximum three members of academic staff. Depending on your research specialism one of those supervisors may be from another school, another research institution, or an external partner from biomedical industries or health practices.
You will identify your potential supervisor from the early stages of application and they will usually then support you throughout your programme of study, helping you carry out your research interests, guiding your learning of rigorous research methods and preparing you for the next stage of your career.
You should consider the staff listed below and contact one of them with a short draft research proposal identifying your suitability for supervision from that person's research specialism.
Research skills and research training
The independent research programme is balanced and enhanced with a range of support from our academic community. You and your fellow postgraduate researchers will have the opportunity to attend and present at regular seminar sessions with guests from across the world of applied health science.
There are opportunities to develop skills towards your PhD and prepare for life beyond it. These might include writing skills and project management, digital storytelling, bid writing or developing a public profile. Read more about our doctoral training provision.
Postgraduate degree resources for cancer biology students
You will have access to state-of-the-art research facilities on the Moulsecoomb Campus, including biochemical laboratories, microscopy laboratories, a dedicated imaging suite with optical and scanning electron microscopes, the Brighton integrated genomics facility and cell culture facilities.
You will benefit from access to international research resources, including the university’s Online Library and its connected services to national and international collections.
As a member of the Brighton Doctoral College, you will benefit from regular opportunities on a training programme designed to support postgraduate researchers at all stages of the PhD and help them achieve their career goals. Attendance at appropriate workshops within this programme is encouraged, as is contribution to the various seminar series hosted by the schools and the annual Postgraduate Research Festival. Academic and technical staff also provide more subject-specific training.
Research Excellence Framework (REF)
Our researchers are internationally recognised with their research making a significant contribution to the latest UK government research assessment exercise (REF 2021): 80 per cent of our research outputs, 89 per cent of our impact and 100 per cent of our environment were classified as either internationally excellent or world leading.