Postgraduate Research

PhD, MSc by Research and MPhil programmes at the School of Biological Sciences

The School forms one of the largest academic groupings of biological scientists in the UK. Our postgraduate research students are welcomed into a supportive community where they can develop skills that will serve them whichever direction their career takes.

Browse PhD projects and find out how to apply

We offer supervision for research projects agreed with a supervisor lasting a year (MSc by Research) or two years (MPhil).

We are one of the largest and most highly rated centres of our kind in the UK and one of the top 25 worldwide for biological sciences - QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024

PhD, MSc by Research and MPhil enquiries