Postgraduate research (MPhil/PhD)
UCL Institute of Ophthalmology is a vibrant and stimulating learning environment in which to carry out postgraduate research.
Postgraduate students are supervised by internationally renowned experts in their field with access to state-of-the-art laboratories. In addition, our close contacts with clinicians in Moorfields Eye Hospital allows for rapid translation of basic research to address clinically relevant eye diseases and disorders.
Postgraduate students at the Institute are fully integrated into university life at UCL and will benefit, academically and personally, from the services and facilities of the university’s Graduate School, plus accessing social and sporting facilities through the UCL Union.
Funded studentships
PhD Studentships provide funding that cover tuition fees, student living expenses and often some research expenses. Usually they will have been awarded to specific supervisors or programmes. Any Institute of Ophthalmology studentships will be featured here, but you may also want to regularly check relevant websites.
Speculative opportunities
If you can’t find a studentship in a research project that interests you or you have your own funding, the best way to find a PhD project is to approach a potential supervisor directly. Exceptional students, that meet the entrance requirements, are encouraged to be proactive to identify opportunities with UCL academics whose recent research closely matches their interests.
To apply for a PhD course at the Institute of Ophthalmology, please get in touch with a potential supervisor and discuss the details of your proposed project. Detailed guidance on how to contact a potential supervisor and the Project Proposal form can be found below. Once you have found a supervisor, who agrees to supervise, please fill in the application form online
A summary of the research interests of each of our supervisors can be found on the webpage of each principal investigator.
You may also wish to:
- browse the UCL’s online Graduate Prospectus to find centres of research in your area of interest. Click through to the department or centre website to find staff profiles.
- search our online research repository (UCL Discovery) where UCL’s research papers are published, subject to approvals. If you identify a research paper that particularly interests you it is likely that one of the authors would be a suitable research supervisor.
If an academic is very impressed with your research experience and proposal they may be able to help you identify sources of funding, including from their own, or departmental, research funds. There are also UCL scholarships that they can nominate you for.
Get in touch
If you have any questions about the application process, please contact the Research Degrees Administrator
Momo Rahim, Research Degrees Manager Ioo.pgr@ucl.ac.uk