This PhD programme, available full-time or part-time, provides you with research training in basic and translational science from internationally recognised leaders in infection and immunity. Develop your research skills in world-class facilities, as part of a research team dedicated to improving prevention, diagnosis, intervention, and treatment of disease. Learning from world-leading researchers, you will study the mechanisms that cause and spread disease, and work in close collaboration with scientists who are helping to improve prevention, diagnosis, intervention, and treatment on a global scale. Our graduate training spans human immunology, cancer immunology, pathogen biology and the host-pathogen interaction.The UCL Division of Infection and Immunity is an internationally renowned centre of research excellence. It includes the Research Department of Infection and the Institute of Immunity and Transplantation. We have strong international links with American, European, and developing world research centres, including the newly established African Health Research Institute in Durban.