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MRC Biomed 2026 (UoS and QMUL)

Hey everyone, I recently applied for the MRC DTP BioMed program at the University of Southampton for 2026. I noticed that there's not a thread for this topic yet, so just an area for others to chat :smile:

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Reply 1

has anyone heard anything?

Reply 2

I haven’t heard anything yet. I got an email saying they will finalise interview invitations by the end of today…this is Queen Mary. Eagerly waiting.
Edit: didn’t get anything today

Reply 3

Nobody invited for interview yet either QMUL or UoS?

Reply 4

I applied to qmul and haven’t heard back from them yet

Reply 5

Invite just this morning for QMUL

Reply 6

Rejected. Btw did you get an email specifically from Barts Cancer Institute? Because when I was writing my application, I sort of kept my options open for both Barts and William Harvey as my understanding of the program wasn’t that it was necessarily at Barts. I have a background in cancer biology actually but I also worked on inflammation so I kept my options open in my personal statement, which makes me wonder if it was an error now 🥲 but it also wasn’t very clear?? Anyway, just thinking about next year if I end up applying again…

Reply 7

Yes, it was from Barts. I focused on groups at Barts in my personal statement, but also kept it quite open to cancer biology and immunology. I'm applying as home student btw.

Reply 8

I see, thanks. Yeah, when I read about the program it kind of didn’t seem like it had to be Barts so I am confused...Maybe that’s not it then. But it does seem Barts focused if invitation came from them. I wonder if I am the only one confused by the website then! I am international.
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by sockofthesocks
Hey everyone, I recently applied for the MRC DTP BioMed program at the University of Southampton for 2026. I noticed that there's not a thread for this topic yet, so just an area for others to chat :smile:

Hi everyone! If you have any questions about the course or life at Southampton, please tag @Uni of Southampton Students and we'll come back to you 🤗

Reply 10

To anyone who had their interview, how did you find it?

Reply 11

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by hopefulApple86
To anyone who had their interview, how did you find it?

It was ok, how was yours?

Reply 12

Does anyone know what day we might hear back this week?

Reply 13

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by nantrim
It was ok, how was yours?

It was okay - except that there were many more ppl (almost ten?) in the room than I expected
p.s.: I haven't heard back from them yet

Reply 14

Hi, I interviewed for QMUL as well. Does anyone know when they’re likely to release the decisions?

Reply 15

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by calmbutdriven02
Hi, I interviewed for QMUL as well. Does anyone know when they’re likely to release the decisions?
I did an interview too for qmul and haven’t heard anything! hopefully we hear tmrw.

Reply 16

anyone heard anything yet ?? i’m so impatient it’s driving me insane haha

Reply 17

Ssame, I am checking emails very frequently and psyching out.

Reply 18

In my interview, the panel told me that they will make decisions "within a week". Given that last Thursday was the last day of interviews, and the weekend probably does not count, we still have until Friday for them to make decisions.

Reply 19

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by hopefulApple86
In my interview, the panel told me that they will make decisions "within a week". Given that last Thursday was the last day of interviews, and the weekend probably does not count, we still have until Friday for them to make decisions.


yes the panel said to me i would hear by next week aswell. i’d assume tomorrow or friday will probably be the day.. hopefully tomorrow so that the suspense can be over😭😭

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