I applied through college or university. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at University of Cambridge (Cambridge, East of England, England) in Mar 2022
Interview
The interview process takes about 3 months. They are all technical and straightforward. I had 3 interviews in total, The first two is for the lab and department and the last one is for funding/scholarship.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Your research project that you'd like to undertake, past research experience, techical questions on your research skills
I interviewed at University of Cambridge (Cambridge, East of England, England)
Interview
Very easy, just a casual chat with the prof.
Asked me about my experience and what I want to do.
Asked what papers from the lab I had read.
Asked about funding I'd applied for.
30 minutes interview with standard questions such as motivation and your future plan. Good to read few academic papers that are relevant and not relevant to your field. Be prepared to talk about it.
I applied online. I interviewed at University of Cambridge (Cambridge, East of England, England) in Jan 2026
Interview
30 mins with 2 profs. Some technical questions relating to previous research and presenting my previous research for 10 minuntes 30 mins with 2 profs. Some technical questions relating to previous research and presenting my previous research for 10 minuntes .
