We would like to warmly welcome you to the ICR!

Guidance for Students starting in Autumn 2020

Whilst it remains an uncertain time due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we've put together some Guidance for Incoming Students which we hope will assist in helping you prepare for your time at the ICR, and what the experience might look like.

Useful Links

We recommend you read through this information as you prepare to study with us:

• Read about our sites and the benefits of studying with us.
• If you're applying for a studentship from overseas, our information for international students should help you to start thinking about setting up home in London.
• If you're new to London, read our tips for finding accommodation and travel advice.
• Find out what it's like to study here by reading our student profiles.
• Discover what opportunities are open to graduates from the ICR by reading our alumni profiles.
• We have an active and welcoming student body with strong representation from students across the ICR – visit our student committee page.
• At the ICR, we believe that our strength comes from combining what we have in common – our shared goals and values – with what makes each of us different. Read about our equality and diversity objectives and initiatives, in particular our scheme promoting the careers of women in science, as well as our networks to help promote diversity and drive greater equality in our workplaces, such as the LGBT+ Network and BAME Forum.

Our sites and facilities

Student benefits

Information for international students

Postgraduate Research Experience Survey 2019

The ICR has been ranked top for overall student experience in the UK Postgraduate Research Experience Survey.

In their responses, our students spoke positively about the ICR's open, supportive and collaborative research environment, as well as the opportunities it offers to develop skills and knowledge to build their research independence.  

Satisfaction rates were also particularly high for supervision, showing that our supervisors and their wider teams are fulfilling their crucial roles in supporting students.

The 2019 results build on consistently strong ratings – with the ICR having received an overall rating in the high eighties for percentage satisfaction in each survey going back to 2013 – but our current postgraduate research students gave the ICR its highest ever overall satisfaction rate of 92%. 

Contact us

If you have any further questions about studying at the ICR, please contact [email protected] We are always happy to help and will do our best to reply promptly to your email.