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Format is a chalk talk, you will get dry erase markers and a whiteboard to describe your past and current research endeavors. Need to prepare an ~5-10 min presentation in this format. The actual panel interview will last 30min-1hr. During the 5-10 presentation the interviewers will interrupt and ask specific questions about your research, test the depth of your knowledge and also try to determine your grasp of a career in science and what that entails.
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PhD Student

Interviewed at MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

4.1
Jan 28, 2020

Format is a chalk talk, you will get dry erase markers and a whiteboard to describe your past and current research endeavors. Need to prepare an ~5-10 min presentation in this format. The actual panel interview will last 30min-1hr. During the 5-10 presentation the interviewers will interrupt and ask specific questions about your research, test the depth of your knowledge and also try to determine your grasp of a career in science and what that entails.

Why do you want to do a PhD, with an angle of how you see yourself in 10 years? What will you bring to the team? What do you expect from a supervisor? Examples of time management, working under stress, disagreeing with colleagues decisions/advice.
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Interviewed at The Institute of Cancer Research

3.5
Feb 6, 2023

Why do you want to do a PhD, with an angle of how you see yourself in 10 years? What will you bring to the team? What do you expect from a supervisor? Examples of time management, working under stress, disagreeing with colleagues decisions/advice.

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