Overview

The MRC- University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) sits within the Institute of Infection, Immunology and Inflammation. The CVR is the largest virology-focussed research centre in the UK and brings together a critical mass of researchers studying human and animal viruses and viral diseases.

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The CVR provides excellent facilities and opportunities for cross-disciplinary projects and the delivery of a comprehensive programme of training in contemporary, multi-disciplinary, virology research. The Centre includes research programmes in arboviruses, Epstein Barr virus, feline calicivirus, herpes viruses, hepatitis C virus, influenza, retroviruses and papillomaviruses.
The excellent facilities in the Virology programme of the University of Glasgow underpin a bench to bedside approach that will equip you with training complementary to a range of career options, and you can tailor your study pathway to the precise aspects of infection and immunology that suit your objectives. Through their research interests in drug development, vaccines and diagnostics, many of our project supervisors have strong links with industry.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Antiviral immunity
Virus discovery
Viral bioinformatics, mathematical modelling and genomics to guide new approaches to the understanding and management of viral infections
Structural biology/cryo-electron microscopy and viral evolutionary dynamics
Molecular virology to in vivo pathogenesis
Virus-cell interactions

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Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-07-08 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-08-21 00:00:00 , National

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Round1:1Oct-5Nov Round2:6Nov-17Dec Round3:18Dec-4Feb Round4:5Feb-25Mar Round5:26Mar-13May Round6:14May-8July

Language

English

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92

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140

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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92

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59

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140

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6.5

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General requirements

A 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

33210 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

5238 GBP / year

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Living costs

Glasgow

United Kingdom

620 - 1012 GBP / month

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