When you study an oncology research degree at the UCL Cancer Institute, you join a supportive and intellectually rigorous environment to develop your research skills, subject knowledge, and critical review abilities. Our excellent facilities, supervision and training opportunities prepare students for careers in academia, industry, business, biomedicine, and healthcare. Oncology is one of five research departments within the Cancer Institute. We cover areas such as antibody-based medicines, the research and development of cancer drugs, head and neck cancers, treatment resistance, urological cancer biology, cancer metastasis, glioblastoma research, and tumour immunogenomics.You will develop your research hypothesis with your supervisors, and undertake novel laboratory, bioinformatic or clinical research as part of their research team. You will be supported by a supervisory team including your principal supervisor, and a thesis committee which comprises a secondary supervisor and one to three committee members. Developing your knowledge and skills is a core priority for us. In addition to UCL's Doctoral Skills Programme, the Cancer Institute runs a compulsory first-year training programme to improve your research skills and provide networking opportunities. We welcome high achieving students from all over the world who want to join a world-class centre to undertake research in oncology. Our students come from a wide range of backgrounds, including clinicians, scientists, bio-informaticians and others interested in oncology research.