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MPhil in Health, Medicine and Society

 
Read more at: Information for offer-holders: funding

Information for offer-holders: funding

6 March 2019

We are delighted to be in the process of making final offers for the 2019-20 cohort and look forward to meeting our new students in October. The link below gives more information about the Graduate Funding Competition for those who have entered, including timeframes and a breakdown of how postgraduate students across the...


Read more at: Commonwealth Shared Scholarships available to eligible applicants

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships available to eligible applicants

4 February 2019

Applicants to the MPhil in Health, Medicine and Society can now apply for a Commonwealth Shared Scholarship to cover fares, fees and maintenance. Commonwealth Shared Scholarships are for candidates from least developed and lower middle income Commonwealth countries, for full-time Master’s study on selected courses, jointly...


Read more at: Wellcome Masters Awards in Humanities and Social Science

Wellcome Masters Awards in Humanities and Social Science

21 November 2018

The MPhil in Health, Medicine and Society has been awarded a Wellcome Trust Masters Programme Award in Humanities and Social Science. This generous funding provides studentships for a total of 8 students between 2019 and 2024. The Wellcome Trust has made these awards to courses that aim to: Improve students' understanding...


Read more at: Applicant FAQs
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Applicant FAQs

14 November 2018

If you have any questions about applying to the course, or what to expect during the application process, there are a number of places you can go for help or information: Course-specific Frequently Asked Questions Postgraduate Admissions Office: Applying to Cambridge Postgraduate Admissions Office: After Applying...


Read more at: Personifying Plague: New Book Display
Personifying Plague: New Book Display

Personifying Plague: New Book Display

3 September 2018

Ranana Dine, a 2017-18 HMS MPhil student, has curated a new exhibition, titled "Personifying Plague: Visualisations of the Plague in Western Medical History" . The exhibition builds on themes Ranana explored during her study on this MPhil, and was put together with support from the Whipple Library and the University...


Read more at: Postgraduate Open Day 2018
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Postgraduate Open Day 2018

8 May 2018

The Open Day for students interested in coming to Cambridge to study on a postgraduate course will be on Friday 2 November 2018. The University of Cambridge Postgraduate Open day is open to current final year students or graduates who are seeking to enter into postgraduate study at Masters or PhD level. During the day...


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Cambridge is rated top Anthropology department in the world in influential QS university rankings

26 March 2018

The University of Cambridge has been rated as the best in the world for Anthropology in the influential global rankings by QS (Quacquarelli Symonds): see https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2018/feb/28/qs-world-university-rankings-2018-anthropology UK universities as a whole have done well in the rankings...


Read more at: Introducing the MPhil in Health, Medicine and Society!

Introducing the MPhil in Health, Medicine and Society!

18 August 2016

The new MPhil in Health, Medicine and Society offers a uniquely interdisciplinary approach to teaching and research that combines a world class faculty with outstanding institutional resources. In addition to history, sociology and social anthropology, the course also includes ethics and philosophy, thus offering an...