The Comprehensive Cancer PhD Programs are open to students already undertaking a PhD project in one of the ten partners of the VCCC alliance. The flexible program is designed to be of interest to PhD students with either a scientific or clinical background, including medical graduates, nursing and allied health specialists. The program complements activities at the student’s host organisation by providing opportunities to broaden the scope, context and research knowledge as well as professional development and career training.
Eligibility and joining the CC PhD Programs
To join the CCPhD program, applicants must be enrolled in a cancer-related PhD in an organisation that is part of the VCCC Alliance.
Find information about the postgraduate program and becoming at student with us. The steps include finding a project and supervisor, then submitting an application through the University of Melbourne.
Find information about projects at other VCCC Alliance organisations (scroll to the links at the bottom of the page).
Only after you have commenced your cancer-related PhD project, can you join the CC PhD programs. You can join by emailing your name, institute and student number (if enrolled through the University of Melbourne) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
About the CC PhD Programs
Once enrolled in the CC PhD programs, students will receive communications on the key offerings below as well as skills-development, career development and other learning opportunities delivered through workshops, seminars, courses and conferences. Students can choose to attend any or all events listed below according to their needs and interests.
This series provides an opportunity to learn about key methods used in cancer research, highlighting the advanced technology systems, their development and examples of how they are applied. Seminars cover the fundamentals of functional and molecular genomics, bioinformatics, flow cytometry, microscopy, animal models, health services research and human cancer research.
Presented by experts from across the VCCC Alliance and beyond, this series provides students with a thorough grounding in contemporary cancer topics of significance. The series theme changes annually, ensuring students develop a broad knowledge base. Past themes have included the hallmarks of cancer, cancer genetics and genomics, cancer immunology, and pillars of cancer care.
An opportunity for students to share their research discoveries and expand their networks in the cancer research community outside their own organisation. Students are also offered a training workshop on abstract writing and oral presentations.
Annual highlight event where students have the rare opportunity to ask questions of a Nobel Laureate.
Students get free access (valued at $300) to the platform's premium content. Datacamp provides interactive self-paced courses to upskill in areas including data analysis and visualisation, statistics fundamentals and machine learning.
Such as the Industry Mentoring Network in STEM (IMNIS) program.
Aimed at supporting a student's candidature and development of generic and transferable skills, leadership, networking and communication.
PhD programs contact details
For more information or to join the program, email the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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