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Degree Committee for the Faculty of Physics & Chemistry

 

Equal in status to the PhD taken by the conventional route, except that the eligible candidate submits a collection of published works that together make up a single coherent thesis. 

Eligibility criteria
Summarised on the Cambridge Students website and Ordinances Chapter VII

Guide for Applicants
Applicant guide is available on the Cambridge Students website.

Application and Declaration forms
Application and Declaration forms are available on the Cambridge Students website.

Assessment
The work is examined at an oral by two examiners, as for the conventional PhD.

 

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Office closures

The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Physics & Chemistry will be closed from 1.00pm on Tuesday 24 December 2024 and will reopen again on Thursday 2 January 2025.
Research degree theses should still be submitted by your submission deadline even if that falls over the holiday period.