I applied online. I interviewed at University of Cambridge (Cambridge, East of England, England) in Jan 2021
Interview
Interview is conduced with a group of people in the research team you've applied to. The questions are not to grill you but to understand if you're a right fit for the group or if the group is a right fit for you.
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. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at University of Cambridge (Cambridge, East of England, England)
Interview
2 online interview
Both technical
I interviewed with two different teams one for a phd in engineering department one for physics department
The engineering department interview was much easier though i got my offer from the natural sciences group