Biosciences

Entry requirements

At least a 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent, or a postgraduate Masters, in a relevant subject.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Our Biosciences PhD offers four key themes, each representing areas of research excellence in human, animal, plant, microbial, cell and molecular biology. The course sits within the School of Biosciences, which has excellent teaching and research profiles.

Research in the School of Biosciences centres around four interlinked groupings, which focus on multi and interdisciplinary research.

Each theme represents areas of research excellence in human, animal, plant, microbial, cell and molecular biology, and these areas integrate with systems biology and structural biology.

If you already have a supervisor in mind, you can contact them directly about their projects currently on offer.

Research students at the School are members of the Biosciences Graduate Research School, and receive training in many generic and transferable skills in addition to those that are specific to their research discipline. We give special emphasis to postgraduate student research training, including regular monitoring of progress and the provision of an induction programme and short courses in core and specialised techniques.

You can study for a PhD on campus or by Distance Learning.

Fees and funding

A number of studentships funded by UK Research Councils (eg BBSRC) and other major sponsors (e.g. Cancer Research-UK) are available each year for home and EU students. For more information contact Postgraduate Admissions on +44 (0)121 414 5922 or email: bio-pgradmin@contacts.bham.ac.uk.

International students may be eligible for a bursary of £4,000 per year awarded by the College of Life and Environmental Sciences. For more information visit Postgraduate Scholarships and Funding. Darwin studentships in Bacterial Molecular Genetics may also be available to non-UK students.

For further information contact the School directly or get in touch with the Funding, Graduation & Awards via the online enquiries system.