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How to present your content

Find examples here of content - or 'widgets' - you can add to your page. Each type of content has a different aim on the page. 

Text

Links

Text can have links. They can be linking to pages on the ICR, like how to contact the ICR-CTSU team, or to external pages, like to the ClinicalTrials.gov database.

Links should describe what they link to - do not use 'click here'. 

Links can be buttons too if you want to highlight them:

Find out about our other research 

Style

Bold text is not in our style guide and is more difficult to read. Please avoid it as much as possible.

Do not change the colour of the text.

Headings - This is a 'Heading 2'

All pages should have one 'Heading 1' (at the very top). All the headings that follow should be 'Heading 2' followed by 'Heading 3'.

This is a 'Heading 3'

Headings are especially important for people who use screen readers, as it will make it easier for them to find the content they need rather than having to listen to the whole page.

Images

A nurse sitting down with a patient in a hospital setting and holding his hand

Image: A nurse sitting down with a patient in a hospital setting and holding his hand. Credit: The ICR

Images should have captions if they are under a copyright license - see formatting above (indented and italicised)

Landscape images should ideally have a ratio of 16:9 (945x432 pixels).

Images should have Alternative text.

Carousels 

  • Try using a carousel

    Carousels are great for landing pages

    Carousels
  • Make your content stand out

    Carousels are a great way to showcase the most important content for your users.

    Stand out
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Spotlights

You have a couple of different options for Spotlights - the below is a Spotlight 'tile', and beneath that is a Spotlight 'list'. You can choose which option you go for when you're in the widget, under 'template'.

Spotlight tile

Professor Richard Houlston

Richard Houlston's research focuses on genetic susceptibility to cancer. He is Head of the Division of Genetics and Epidemiology.

Professor Richard Houlston

Dr Charlotte Pawlyn

Charlotte Pawlyn leads the Myeloma Biology and Therapeutics Team at the ICR and is an Honorary Consultant in Haematology at The Royal Marsden.

Dr Charlotte Pawlyn

Dr Martin Kaiser

Dr Martin Kaiser’s Team aims to design gentler, tailored therapies for patients with multiple myeloma, an immune cell cancer of the bone marrow.

Dr Martin Kaiser

Spotlights list

Professor Richard Houlston

Professor Richard Houlston

Richard Houlston's research focuses on genetic susceptibility to cancer. He is Head of the Division of Genetics and Epidemiology.

Professor Richard Houlston

Dr Charlotte Pawlyn

Charlotte Pawlyn

Charlotte Pawlyn leads the Myeloma Biology and Therapeutics Team at the ICR and is an Honorary Consultant in Haematology at The Royal Marsden.

Dr Charlotte Pawlyn

Dr Martin Kaiser

Profile picture of Dr Martin Kaiser

Dr Martin Kaiser’s Team aims to design gentler, tailored therapies for patients with multiple myeloma, an immune cell cancer of the bone marrow.

Dr Martin Kaiser

 

Video

Add a 'landing video' widget to display a video on your page. 

Research in our team

Find out more about what the ICR does.

FAQ list

Use the 'FAQ list' widget to display long pieces of copy in a compressed format. 

PhD entry requirements

Applications for PhDs are invited from talented graduates or final year undergraduates.

Studentship funding is typically for a period of up to four years, and comes from the ICR and funding bodies such as The Medical Research Council, Cancer Research UK, industrial partners, and other charities.

You are welcome to apply wherever in the world you are currently based. We particularly welcome British applicants from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds, as they are underrepresented at PhD level, both within the ICR and nationwide.

You can apply for multiple recruitment rounds, and you can apply where you have been previously unsuccessful. Your application will not be disadvantaged in either case.

For full details of our academic and English language eligibility criteria, please read our PhD entry requirements.

PhD entry requirements

Fees and funding

The majority of our science PhD projects are fully funded studentships, which cover:

  • tuition fees
  • project running costs
  • a tax-free stipend for living expenses (currently £25,000 per year for ICR-funded projects)

Students applying with their own funding in place will pay tuition fees and project running costs.

For more information, read our tuition fees guidance:

Tuition fees guidance

Information for international/EU applicants

All ICR-funded studentships are open to candidates irrespective of nationality.

Occasionally there are nationality restrictions placed on studentships by Research Councils and alternative funding streams, but this will be clearly stated on the advert and ICR website.

Tuition fees

The Institute of Cancer Research will pay tuition fees for most students that have been awarded fully-funded studentships.

The exception to this is:

These projects can only be offered to international or EU candidates where self-sourced funding is in place to cover international tuition fees.

Please see the UK Council for International Student affairs (UKCISA) website for clarification on what your fee status is.

Visas

EEA students will now need to apply for a visa to study in the UK. Students from the Republic of Ireland do not need to apply for a visa.

The Institute of Cancer Research has been granted a Student sponsor licence by the Home Office and can issue you with a Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies to support Student route immigration applications. The Registry team is contactable at [email protected] and will support you through the visa process as far as possible.

Additionally the UKCISA website is a good source of information on Brexit and its impact on international students. For the avoidance of doubt, it is your responsibility to apply for a visa and to ensure that you have a correct visa before travelling to the UK.

More information on Visas and Immigration

Overseas qualifications

The supervisors who will read your application are experienced at considering overseas candidates and different education systems. The Registry team can support supervisors using resources such as The National Recognition Information Centre for the United Kingdom (now Ecctis) to provide guidance on overseas qualifications and education systems.

You can also use the ‘Research Interests’ and ‘Additional Information’ parts of the application form to explain anything about your qualifications that may be unclear, or to highlight results that you think deserve notice. You will also have the opportunity to upload certificates and transcripts to help our supervisors and the Registry team clarify anything. 

More information for International Students

Information for disabled applicants

The Institute of Cancer Research welcomes applications from students with disabilities. We are committed to providing the highest quality support for those who need it.

More on welfare and disability support