TIMELINE FOR CURRENT APPLICATIONS
We aim to send updates to current applicants before the end of Friday 16 December 2022. Virtual interviews will be held around 25 - 27 January 2023, and on-site visits 27 Feb - 3 March 2023. Successful applicants will start September 2023
The next round of applications are accepted from September 2023.
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We welcome candidates with a keen interest in neuroscience combined with an undergraduate degree in a relevant field (for example Neuroscience, Life Sciences, Physics, Maths, or Computer Science) at a minimum of upper second-class UK Bachelor’s level or overseas equivalent.
How to apply
Your application will consist of the following:
- A completed UCL application form (details below)
- A current CV
- Transcripts or qualification certificates and, if available, GRE scores
- An essay focusing on what you see as a key unanswered question in neuroscience. In 1000 words or less, please discuss why you are interested in this question, how you would approach its solution, and what impact a solution would have for our understanding of the brain.
- Two reference letters.
To start your application, please visit UCL's online applications page and select the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour as the department before clicking the search button.
The relevant programme code is RRDSWNSYSN19 and the academic year 2023-24. Click the Apply now button. This will bring you to the online application form.
After you have started filling out the form, you can save it and return to it later.
Please ensure your given referees are able to provide a reference 22 November at the latest.
We will use the email address given in your application for all correspondence. Please make sure that you still have access to it at the start of the next academic year.
FAQ
- Please upload your essay under ‘personal statement’ in the application form.
- The essay replaces a personal statement and a research statement. It is not necessary to upload a separate research statement.
- You may include illustrations in your essay if it adds clarity.
- Literature references are not included in the 1000-word cap for the essay.
- You do not need to name a supervisor on the application form - students in the Programme select a supervisor at the end of the first year.
- The required English proficiency level is “good” or above, as defined by UCL. The English language certifications accepted and the minimum “good level” scores are listed here.
- Please note, if English is not your first language, you will need to provide proof that your English skills fulfil the required criteria.
- Neither the GRE nor the GMAT is a prerequisite.
Contact us
If you have any further questions, please contact us at SWC-PhDprogramme@ucl.ac.uk.
We look forward to your application!