PhD Studentship: Systems pathology of the breast tumour microenvironment in obesity

This four-year studentship is funded by Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute and includes full funding for University fees and an index-linked stipend starting at £22,500 for four years.

Dr Raza Ali and Prof James Brenton wish to recruit a student to work on the project entitled: “Systems pathology of the breast tumour microenvironment in obesity”.

You must visit this page for full project details before applying: CRUK CI PhD Studentship: Systems pathology of the breast tumour microenvironment in obesity

If you are interested in finding out more about our groundbreaking scientific research, please visit our website at https://www.cruk.cam.ac.uk/

To be eligible for consideration for this funding, please apply via the University Applicant Portal. Shortlisting will take place after the studentship application deadline (5th December 2025) and we expect to hold interviews in week beginning 5th January 2026. Applicants will be informed of the results by January-February 2026.

For further information about the course and to access the Applicant Portal, visit: https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/courses/directory/cvcrpdmsc

You should select to commence study in October 2026.

Note about references: We would be grateful if you could ask your referees to submit their reference as soon as possible, so references can be taken into consideration when we are shortlisting candidates for interview.