In general, the international nature of the School's staff and student body provides an excellent opportunity to mix with people from different backgrounds and experiences in a stimulating multicultural environment. The School seeks to provide appropriate facilities to match its status as an international centre of research excellence. Research laboratories are well equipped and many have been upgraded in recent years. The School's facilities are detailed in the general information section of this Prospectus. Research Study Leave Research students do not need to spend the entire period of their research degree registration at the School.
Many students collect data 'in the field', often in their home country or another institution.
Such periods away from the School are called Research Study Leave and can enrich a student's experience. Because a lower fee is payable while on Research Study Leave these periods can have a significant impact on the total cost of the course and some examples of these are included in the general information section of this Prospectus. After graduating from the faculty of medicine of Makerere University, I did my internship in surgery and paediatrics at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda. I developed a keen interest in the epidemiology of neural tube defects and this prompted my decision to enter the field of medical research. I did an MPhil Epidemiology at the University of Cambridge, UK, and during this period, became aware of the School, visiting it several times.