nˈuːbɚdʒɚ ðˈɛn dʒˈɔɪnd bɹˈaɪən hˈɑːɹtli æɾ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl kˈɑːlɪdʒ tə stˈʌdi fɔːɹ hɪz pˌiːˈeɪtʃ dˈiː. dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪs tˈaɪm, ænd æt hˈɑːɹtliz sədʒˈɛstʃən, hiː vˈɪzɪɾᵻd ðə sˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkən baɪˈɑːlədʒˌɪst sˈɪdni bɹˈɛnɚɹ æt ðə lˈæbɹətˌɔːɹi ʌv məlˈɛkjʊlɚ baɪˈɑːlədʒi ˌɛlˌɛmbˈiː ɪn kˈeɪmbɹɪdʒ.
Neuberger then joined Brian Hartley at Imperial College to study for his PhD. During this time, and at Hartley’s suggestion, he visited the South African biologist Sydney Brenner at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in Cambridge.