Research doctorate (PhD)
PhD in Veterinary Medicine (VTVT22)
University of Cambridge · Department of Veterinary Medicine · Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
- Official award
- PhD in Veterinary MedicinePhD
- Pathway
- Science and researchStated for United Kingdom
- Format
- On campus3 years full-time; 5 years part-time
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Three-year full-time (or five-year part-time) research PhD in the Department of Veterinary Medicine; also offered under the title PhD in Biological Sciences at the Department.
- Subject
- Veterinary science
- Department
- Department of Veterinary Medicine
- Awarding body
- University of Cambridge
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. An award title such as DVM, BVSc, BSc or MSc does not decide it, and no degree, accreditation or listing by itself grants permission to practise anywhere.
- Degree level
- Research doctorate (PhD)A research doctorate with a veterinary focus. It does not qualify anyone to practise as a veterinarian.
- Pathway
- Veterinary science and researchAcademic and research programs (veterinary science, biomedical sciences, public health, epidemiology, pathology and similar). They do not by themselves qualify graduates to practise as veterinarians.
- Why we classify it this way
- The page describes a postgraduate research/science degree, not an entry-to-practice veterinary qualification.“Students are based in a research group and undertake a research project agreed with the principal investigator.”Source
- Prior degree required
- Not published
Accreditation, evaluation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Program accreditation, evaluation status, professional-body recognition, eligibility toward registration, institutional recognition, directory listings and memberships are different things; none of them is automatic permission to practise, and recognition in one country does not guarantee registration in another.
No accreditation, recognition or registration-pathway record for this program has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time, Part-time
- Duration
- 3 years full-time; 5 years part-time
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
Research degree details
- Department
- Department of Veterinary Medicine
- Finding a supervisor
- Applicants must find a willing supervisor and project before the application can be taken forward
- Study modes
- Three-year full-time or five-year part-time
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether clinical or laboratory charges, equipment and protective clothing, travel, placement expenses and insurance are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, intakes, animal or veterinary experience requirement, clinical placement details, whether a prior degree is required, accreditation or recognition record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)